Summer phytoplankton nutrient limitation in Maumee Bay of Lake Erie during high-flow and low-flow years

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 524-531

  Chaffin, Justin D ^a   Bridgeman, Thomas B ^a   Bade, Darren L ^b   Mobilian, Courtney N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Lake Erie; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALGAL PRODUCTIONS; CYANOBACTERIAL BLOOMS; LAKE ERIE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT BIOASSAYS; NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS; PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH; RIVER DISCHARGE;

LAKES;

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; DISCHARGE; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER FLOW; SUMMER;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE;

EID: 84907638064     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2014.04.009     Document Type: Article

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