Assessment of phytoplankton distribution in the nearshore zone using continuous in situ fluorometry

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages 78-84

  Pavlac, Margaret M ^a   Smith, Travis T ^a   Thomas, Sean P ^a   Makarewicz, Joseph C ^b   Edwards, William J ^c   Pennuto, Christopher M ^d   Boyer, Gregory L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Ferry box; Lake Ontario; Nearshore; Thermal front

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; CLADOPHORA; COMMERCIAL SENSORS; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; FERRY BOX; FLOW-THROUGH SYSTEMS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; HIGHER RESOLUTION; LAKE ONTARIO; ME-XICO; MULTIPLE SENSORS; NEAR-SHORE ZONES; NEARSHORES; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYCOCYANIN; PHYTOPLANKTON DISTRIBUTIONS; PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS; PIGMENT CONCENTRATION; RIVER PLUME; RIVERINE INPUT; SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE; THERMAL FRONTS; WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENT; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

CHLOROPHYLL; LAKES; NUTRIENTS; ORCHARDS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SENSORS; WATER QUALITY;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUOROMETRY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER PLUME; SENSOR; SUMMER; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ONTARIO;

ALGAE; CLADOPHORA; DREISSENIDAE;

EID: 84869105731     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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