Comparative effects of urea, ammonium, and nitrate on phytoplankton abundance, community composition, and toxicity in hypereutrophic freshwaters

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2161-2175

  Donald, Derek B ^a   Bogard, Matthew J ^a   Finlay, Kerri ^a   Leavitt, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; AMMONIUM; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; FRESHWATER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKE WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TOXIC ORGANISM; TOXIN; UREA;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN; WASCANA LAKE;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; MICROCYSTIS; PLANKTOTHRIX AGARDHII;

EID: 84857773676     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2011.56.6.2161     Document Type: Article

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