Impacts of climate warming and nitrogen deposition on alpine plankton in lake and pond habitats: An in vitro experiment

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 192-198

  Thompson, Patrick L ^a   St Jacques, Marie Claire ^a   Vinebrooke, Rolf D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECUNDITY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; HERBIVORE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NITROGEN; OMNIVORY; PLANKTON;

ALBERTA; BANFF NATIONAL PARK; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 38949115233     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(06-105)[THOMPSON]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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