Periphyton as an early indicator of perturbation in recreational lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 258-265

  Lambert, Daniel ^a   Cattaneo, Antonella ^a   Carignan, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EPILITHON; MICROALGA; PERIPHYTON; PERTURBATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAURENTIAN MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ALGAE;

EID: 39749145781     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-168     Document Type: Article

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