Primary producers and nutrient loading in Silver Springs, FL, USA

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-255

  Quinlan, Erin L ^a   Phlips, Edward J ^a   Donnelly, Karen A ^a   Jett, Christina H ^a   Sleszynski, Peter ^a   Keller, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic algae; Epiphyton; Groundwater spring; Lyngbya; Macrophyte; Sagittaria kurziana

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ALGA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIPHYTE; GIS; MACROPHYTE; PHYTOBENTHOS; PHYTOMASS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SILVER SPRINGS; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ALISMATACEAE; EPIPHYTON; LYNGBYA; SAGITTARIA; SAGITTARIA KURZIANA;

EID: 39649103880     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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