Post-dreissenid increases in transparency during summer stratification in the offshore waters of Lake Ontario: Is a reduction in whiting events the cause?

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-141

  Barbiero, Richard P ^a   Tuchman, Marc L ^b   Millard, E Scott ^c  

^a Computer Sciences Corporation ^*  (United States)

^b US EPA Great Lakes National Program Office   (United States)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium; Dreissena; Invasive species; Secchi depth; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CALCITE; CALCIUM; CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTRATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TURBIDITY;

DREISSENID POPULATION; SECCHI DEPTHS;

LAKES;

ALKALINITY; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LAKE; STRATIFICATION; TRANSPARENCY; TURBIDITY;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA;

DREISSENA; DREISSENIDAE; MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS;

EID: 33645746610     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2006)32[131:PIITDS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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