Spatiotemporal patterns of water quality in Lake Ontario and their implications for nuisance growth of Cladophora

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 477-489

  Malkin, Sairah Y ^a   Dove, Alice ^b   Depew, David ^a   Smith, Ralph E ^a   Guildford, Stephanie J ^a   Hecky, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cladophora; Coastal; Lake Ontario; Littoral; Offshore; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CLADOPHORA; COASTAL; LAKE ONTARIO; LITTORAL; OFFSHORE;

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LOADING; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

LAKES;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMONITORING; CATCHMENT; COASTAL WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ONTARIO;

ALGAE; CLADOPHORA;

EID: 77956176593     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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