First assessment of cyanobacterial blooms and microcystin-LR in the Canadian portion of Lake of the Woods

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-178

  Chen, Huirong ^a   Burke, Janice M ^b   Dinsmore, W Paul ^b   Prepas, Ellie E ^a,b   Fedorak, Phillip M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ammonium; cyanobacteria; Lake of the Woods; microcystin LR; phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ANABAENA FLOS-AQUAE; ANABAENA LEMMERMANNII; ANABAENA MENDOTAE; APHANIZOMENON; APHANIZOMENON FLOS-AQUAE; APHANOCAPSA; APHANOTHECE; CYANOBACTERIA; JANTHINA; PSEUDANABAENA; WORONICHINIA;

EID: 49249137753     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140709353920     Document Type: Conference Paper

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