Production and respiration in Lake Erie plankton communities

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 817-831

  Depew, David ^a   Smith, Ralph ^a   Guildford, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lake Erie; Plankton; Primary production; Respiration

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

AREAL GROSS PRODUCTION (AGP); OLIGOTROPHIC LAKES; PHOTOSYNTHETIC QUOTIENT; PLANKTONS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION;

MICROORGANISMS;

OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845917342     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2006)32[817:PARILE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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