Effects of freshwater input on nutrient loading, phytoplankton biomass, and cyanotoxin production in an oligohaline estuarine lake

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 661, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 377-389

  Bargu, Sibel ^a   White, John R ^a   Li, Chunyan ^a,c   Czubakowski, Jessica ^a   Fulweiler, Robinson W ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cyanobacterial blooms; Lake Pontchartrain; Microcystin; Mississippi River; Nutrient enrichment; River diversions

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; DOMINANCE; LAKE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION EFFECT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER WATER; SALINITY; SPILLWAY; TOXIN;

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 79959782491     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0545-8     Document Type: Article

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