Spatial patterns of seston concentration and biochemical composition between nearshore and offshore waters of a Great Lake

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2196-2210

  Smith, Ralph E H ^a   Parrish, Christopher C ^b   Depew, David C ^a   Ghadouani, Anas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dreissena; Fatty acids; Lipid classes; Phosphorus; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMOPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; DREISSENA; DREISSENIDAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 35248871074     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01848.x     Document Type: Article

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