Physical and chemical characteristics of the nearshore zone of Lake Ontario

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages 21-31

  Makarewicz, Joseph C ^a   Lewis, Theodore W ^a   Pennuto, Christopher M ^b   Atkinson, Joseph F ^c   Edwards, William J ^d   Boyer, Gregory L ^e   Howell, E Todd ^f   Thomas, George ^g  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c the State University of New York   (United States)

^d NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Department of Chemistry   (United States)

^f ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^g Ctr for Environm Information Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal zone; Conductivity; Lake Ontario; Nearshore zone; Phosphorus; Thermal bar

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL LAKE; ELEVATED PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATION; LAKE ONTARIO; ME-XICO; NEAR-SHORE ZONES; NEARSHORES; NEW YORK; OFFSHORE WATER; OPEN WATER; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; RIVER SITES; SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE; THERMAL BAR; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHOSPHORUS; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

LAKES;

CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMBANKMENT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYGON; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ONTARIO;

EID: 84869106101     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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