Diel patterns of algae and water quality constituents in the San Joaquin River, California, USA

Chemical Geology

Volumn 283, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 56-67

  Volkmar, Emily C ^a   Henson, Solomon S ^a   Dahlgren, Randy A ^a   O'Geen, Anthony T ^a   Van Nieuwenhuyse, Erwin E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Diatoms; Diel; Dissolved oxygen; Hypoxia; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; ALGAL GROWTH; CALIFORNIA , USA; CHLOROPHYLL A; DEEP WATER; DIATOMS; DIEL; DIEL CYCLES; DIEL PATTERNS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGENS; HYPOXIA; HYPOXIC CONDITION; MONITORING PROGRAMS; SAN JOAQUIN RIVER; SHIP CHANNELS; SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS; TEMPORAL CHANGE; TMDL PROGRAM; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

RIVERS;

ALGA; DIATOM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HYPERTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT; PHOTOPERIOD; RIVER WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

CALIFORNIA; SAN JOAQUIN RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 79952899432     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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