Light limitation of nutrient-poor lake ecosystems

Nature

Volumn 460, Issue 7254, 2009, Pages 506-509

  Karlsson, Jan ^a   Byström, Pär ^a   Ask, Jenny ^a   Ask, Per ^a   Persson, Lennart ^a   Jansson, Mats ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT ATTENUATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC CARBON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON CYCLING; CATCHMENT; COLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ILLUMINATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAND BIOME; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERRESTRIAL SURFACE WATERS; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; FRESH WATER; LIGHT; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SWEDEN;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 67749086015     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature08179     Document Type: Article

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