Seasonal effects of zebra mussels on littoral nitrogen transformation rates in Gull Lake, Michigan, U.S.A.

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1427-1443

  Bruesewitz, Denise A ^a,b   Tank, Jennifer L ^b   Hamilton, Stephen K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Lakes; Nitrification; Seasonal dynamics; Zebra mussel

Indexed keywords

CHARA; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 66749155946     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02195.x     Document Type: Article

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