Changes in spring phytoplankton communities and nutrient dynamics in the eastern basin of Lake Erie since the invasion of Dreissena spp.

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1549-1563

  Barbiero, Richard P ^a   Rockwell, David C ^b   Warren, Glenn J ^b   Tuchman, Marc L ^b  

^a Computer Services Corporation ^*  (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIVALVE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

AULACOSEIRA ISLANDICA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYCEAE; DREISSENA; DREISSENIDAE; STEPHANODISCUS HANTZSCHII; STEPHANODISCUS PARVUS;

EID: 33745693614     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-059     Document Type: Article

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