Impact of summer warming on the thermal characteristics of a polymictic lake and consequences for oxygen, nutrients and phytoplankton

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 226-237

  Wilhelm, Susann ^a   Adrian, Rita ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Heatwaves; Mixing regime; Nutrient pulses; Shallow lakes

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149091496     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01887.x     Document Type: Article

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