Implications of nitrogen-rich glacial meltwater for phytoplankton diversity and productivity in alpine lakes

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1651-1663

  Slemmons, Krista E H ^a   Saros, Jasmine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MELTWATER; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SNOWPACK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TIMESCALE;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84867245679     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2012.57.6.1651     Document Type: Article

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