Nearshore-offshore differences in planktonic chlorophyll and phytoplankton nutrient status after dreissenid establishment in a large shallow lake

Inland Waters

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 253-268

  Guildford, S J ^a,b   Depew, D C ^a,c   Ozersky, T ^a,d   Hecky, R E ^a,b   Smith, R E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Dreissenid; Grazing; Lake Simcoe; Nutrient status; Phosphorus; Photoacclimation; Transparency

Indexed keywords

DREISSENIDAE;

EID: 84881489992     PISSN: 20442041     EISSN: 2044205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5268/IW-3.2.537     Document Type: Article

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