Spatial and long-term temporal assessment of Lake Ontario water clarity, nutrients, chlorophyll a, and zooplankton

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 377-391

  Holeck, Kristen T ^a   Watkins, James M ^a   Mills, Edward L ^a   Johannsson, Ora ^b   Millard, Scott ^b   Richardson, Violeta ^c   Bowen, Kelly ^b  

^a Department of Natural Resources and the Environment   (United States)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bythotrephes; Cercopagis; Phosphorus; Silica

Indexed keywords

ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS; BYTHOTREPHES; BYTHOTREPHES LONGIMANUS; CERCOPAGIS; CERCOPAGIS PENGOI; MYSIS;

EID: 57349145480     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980802515302     Document Type: Conference Paper

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