Nested 3D modeling of the spatial dynamics of nutrients and phytoplankton in a Lake Ontario nearshore zone

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages 171-183

  Leon, Luis F ^a,e   Smith, Ralph E H ^a   Malkin, Sairah Y ^a,f   Depew, David ^a,g   Hipsey, Matthew R ^b   Antenucci, Jason P ^b   Higgins, Scott N ^a,c   Hecky, Robert E ^a,d   Rao, Ram Y ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^g QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lake Ontario; Nearshore model; Nutrients; Phytoplankton; Three dimensional modeling

Indexed keywords

3-D MODELING; ALGAE GROWTH; AVERAGE VALUES; CHLOROPHYLL A; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; EXTERNAL INPUT; FOULING PROBLEMS; GREAT LAKES; HIGHER RESOLUTION; LAKE ONTARIO; NEAR-SHORE ZONES; NEARSHORES; NITRATE LOADS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; P-DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL DYNAMICS; SPATIAL DYNAMICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ENGINEERING; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAKES; NUTRIENTS; OUTFALLS; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER QUALITY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BIOFOULING; COAST; COASTAL ZONE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GROWTH DETERMINATION; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NITRATE; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; SPATIAL PLANNING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ONTARIO;

ALGAE; DREISSENIDAE;

EID: 84869116979     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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