Nutrient status of phytoplankton across a trophic gradient in Lake Erie: Evidence from new fluorescence methods

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-111

  Rattan, Kim J ^a,b   Taylor, William D ^a   Smith, Ralph E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; FLAGELLATE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETRY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; TROPHIC CASCADE;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE;

CYANOBACTERIA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 84862926508     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F2011-135     Document Type: Article

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