Predicting the impact of changing nutrient load and temperature on the phytoplankton of England's largest lake, Windermere

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 400-413

  Alex Elliott, J ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blue green algae; Climate change; Eutrophication; Phenology; Phytoplankton; PROTECH

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84855340873     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02717.x     Document Type: Article

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