Effects of nutrients and irradiance on PSII variable fluorescence of lake phytoplankton assemblages

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 399-411

  Harrison, Joel W ^a   Smith, Ralph E H ^b  

^a Hutchinson Environmental Sciences Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Irradiance; Nutrients; PAM; Phytoplankton; UVR; Variable fluorescence

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; IRRADIANCE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ONTARIO;

EID: 84879242018     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-012-0285-0     Document Type: Article

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