Decreases in primary production in Onondaga Lake from reductions in point source inputs of phosphorus

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-253

  Effler, Adam J P ^a   Gelda, Rakesh K ^a   Effler, Steven W ^a   Matthews, David A ^a   Field, Stephen D ^b   Hassett, James M ^c  

^a UPSTATE FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Compliance Consultants ^*  (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Community respiration; Lake metabolism; Nutrient loading; Photosynthesis; Time series

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; LAKE; LOADING; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POINT SOURCE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REDUCTION; RESPIRATION; TIME SERIES; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

FINGER LAKES; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; ONONDAGA LAKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56149126016     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2008/0172-0239     Document Type: Article

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