Tracing recovery under changing climate: Response of phytoplankton and invertebrate assemblages to decreased acidification

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1472-1490

  Johnson, Richard K ^a   Angeler, David G ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acidification; Benthic invertebrates; Boreal lakes; Climate; Monitoring; Phytoplankton; Recovery

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84856733329     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-171.1     Document Type: Article

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