Chlorophyll a seasonality in four shallow eutrophic lakes (northern British Columbia, Canada) and the critical roles of internal phosphorus loading and temperature

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 575, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 285-299

  French, Todd D ^a   Petticrew, Ellen L ^b,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Algal blooms; Climate; Eutrophication; Nutrients; pH; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EUTROPHICATION; FORECASTING; NUTRITION; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHORUS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ALGAL BLOOMS; MASS BALANCE; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS LOADING; PHYTOPLANKTON PRODUCTIVITY;

CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL A; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SHALLOW WATER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE;

EID: 33845508656     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0377-8     Document Type: Article

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