Influences of multi-scale habitat on metabolism in a coastal Great Lakes watershed

Ecosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 222-238

  Ogdahl, Mary E ^a   Lougheed, Vanessa L ^b   Stevenson, R Jan ^c   Steinman, Alan D ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Great Lakes; Hierarchical framework; Metabolism; Periphyton; Plankton; Primary production; Respiration; Scale; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; PERIPHYTON; PLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; SCALE EFFECT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SYNCHRONY; WATERSHED;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

ALGAE;

EID: 77951767182     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-009-9312-y     Document Type: Article

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