Occurrence and toxicity of the cyanobacterium Gloeotrichia echinulata in low-nutrient lakes in the northeastern United States

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 395-409

  Carey, Cayelan C ^a   Ewing, Holly A ^b   Cottingham, Kathryn L ^c   Weathers, Kathleen C ^d   Thomas, R Quinn ^a   Haney, James F ^e  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^d CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloom; Mesotrophic; Microcystin; Oligotrophic; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LAKE POLLUTION; MESOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PEPTIDE; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DENSITY; TOXIN; WATER COLUMN;

MAINE; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

CYANOBACTERIA; GLOEOTRICHIA ECHINULATA;

EID: 84868352024     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-012-9409-9     Document Type: Article

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