The collapse of benthic macroalgal blooms in response to self-shading

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2557-2572

  Higgins, Scott N ^a,c   Hecky, Robert E ^b,c   Guildford, Stephanie J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cladophora; Dreissenid mussels; Eutrophication; Macroalgae; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CLADOPHORA; DREISSENIDAE;

EID: 55349117488     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02084.x     Document Type: Article

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