Biomarkers of algal populations in phytoplankton, filamentous algae, and sediments from the eastern basin of Lake Erie 2003-2005

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 298-311

  Sobiechowska, Monika ^a,d   Bridoux, Maxime ^a,e   Ferreira, Ana Helena Ferreira ^c,f   Perez Fuentetaja, Alicia ^b,g   Alben, Katherine T ^a,c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

^c WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^g BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biomarker; Botulinum type E; Cladophora; Lake Erie; Phytoplankton; Pigment; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; CHLOROPHYLL; LAKES; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENTS;

BOTULINUM; CLADOPHORA; LAKE ERIE; PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY; SEDIMENT COMPOSITION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; WATER TEMPERATURES;

SEDIMENTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; CAROTENOID; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CHLOROPHYLL; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; GREEN ALGA; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CLADOPHORA; CRYPTOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 77956186858     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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