An artificially induced planktothrix rubescens surface bloom in a small kettle lake in Southern ontario compared to blooms world-wide

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 307-322

  Nürnberg, Gertrud K ^a   LaZerte, Bruce D ^a   Olding, Daniel D ^b  

^a RRI   (Canada)

^b The Town of Richmond Hill   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial destratification; Eutrophication; Hypolimnetic aeration; Ontario kettle lake; Toxic Planktothrix rubescens blooms

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348857828     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140309353941     Document Type: Article

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