Trophic stability in an Irish mesotrophic lake: Lough Melvin

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 623-636

  Girvan, J R ^a   Foy, R H ^b,c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Agric and Environ Science Div   (United Kingdom)

^c Agric and Environ Science Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Eutrophication; Forestry; Light limitation; Mesotrophic; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CYANOBACTERIUM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MESOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALMONID;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; LOUGH MELVIN; WESTERN EUROPE;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; ROTIFERA; SALMO TRUTTA;

EID: 33749334158     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.765     Document Type: Article

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