Experimental blooms of the cyanobacterium Gloeotrichia echinulata increase phytoplankton biomass, richness and diversity in an oligotrophic lake

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 364-377

  Carey, Cayelan C ^a,e   Cottingham, Kathryn L ^b   Weathers, Kathleen C ^c   Brentrup, Jennifer A ^b,f   Ruppertsberger, Natalie M ^b,d   Ewing, Hollya ^d   Hairston Jr , Nelson G ^a  

^a Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^c CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^d BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Community structure; Cyanobacteria; Facilitation; Food web

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897994797     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbt105     Document Type: Article

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