The ecological history of Lake Erie as recorded by the phytoplankton community

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 365-382

  Allinger, Lisa E ^a   Reavie, Euan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Diatoms; Eutrophication; Lake Erie; Paleolimnology; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGES; CYANOBACTERIA; DIATOMS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LAKE ERIE; MONITORING AND EVALUATIONS; PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY; WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTS; WATER QUALITY;

LAKES;

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; TRACKING; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DREISSENIDAE;

EID: 84883208359     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2013.06.014     Document Type: Review

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