Nutrient limitation of phytoplankton growth in Arctic lakes of the lower Mackenzie River Basin, northern Canada

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-260

  Ogbebo, Fortune E ^a   Evans, Marlene S ^a   Waiser, Marley J ^a   Tumber, Vijay P ^a   Keating, Jonathan J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROWTH RESPONSE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AUSTRALASIA; CANADA; MACKENZIE BASIN; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; SOUTH ISLAND; TRAVAILLANT LAKE;

ALGAE;

EID: 65349113166     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-202     Document Type: Article

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