Hurricane effects on a shallow lake ecosystem, Lake Okeechobee, Florida (USA)

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 273-287

  James, R Thomas ^a   Chimney, Michael J ^a   Sharfstein, Bruce ^a   Engstrom, Daniel R ^b   Schottler, Shawn P ^b   East, Therese ^a   Jin, Kang Ren ^a  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^b ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative stable state; Drought; Hurricane; Lake Okeechobee; Phytoplankton; Sediment resuspension; Sediments; Submersed aquatic vegetation; Water levels; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; HURRICANE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; RESUSPENSION; SHALLOW WATER; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LAKE OKEECHOBEE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHARA;

EID: 56149097575     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2008/0172-0273     Document Type: Article

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