Assessment of phosphorus-microbe interactions in Lake Ontario by multiple techniques

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 455-470

  Gouvêa, Sandra P ^a,e   Melendez, Christyanne ^b,f   Carberry, Matthew J ^c   Bullerjahn, George S ^d   Wilhelm, Steven W ^c   Langen, Tom A ^a   Twiss, Michael R ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^f NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioreporter; Lake Ontario; LOLA; Phosphorus; Phytoplankton; Viruses

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; MICROORGANISMS; PHOSPHORUS; VIRUSES;

BIOREPORTERS; LAKE ONTARIO; LOLA; PHYTOPLANKTONS;

LAKES;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; MICROORGANISM; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SURFACE WATER; WATER COLUMN;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33750375126     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2006)32[455:AOPIIL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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