Spatial and temporal patterns of macroscopic benthic primary producers in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 40, Issue S1, 2014, Pages 53-63

  Francoeur, Steven N ^a   Winslow, Kimberly Peters ^b   Miller, Dianna ^b   Stow, Craig A ^c   Cha, YoonKyung ^d   Peacor, Scott D ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic algae; Charophytes; Invasive species; Macrophytes

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

BENTHIC ALGAE; CHAROPHYTES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MACROPHYTES; PRIMARY PRODUCERS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; GREEN ALGA; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT; PHYTOBENTHOS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RED ALGA; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

MICHIGAN; SAGINAW BAY; SAGINAW RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; COMPSOPOGON; MYRIOPHYLLUM; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84901269599     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2014.01.011     Document Type: Article

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