Changes in physical and chemical limnology and plankton during the spring melt period in a subarctic lake

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-325

  Forsström, Laura ^a   Sorvari, Sanna ^a   Rautio, Milla ^b   Sonninen, Eloni ^a   Korhola, Atte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid pulse; Lake Saanaj rvi; Melting; Springtime; Subarctic lakes

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NUTRIENTS; PH EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER ANALYSIS;

LAKE; LIMNOLOGY; SPRING (SEASON); SUBARCTIC REGION; SUCCESSION; ZOOPLANKTON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; LAKE SAANAJARVI; LAPPI [FINLAND]; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34250818054     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: 15222632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200610928     Document Type: Article

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