Development of the Western Lake Erie Ecosystem Model (WLEEM): Application to connect phosphorus loads to cyanobacteria biomass

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1193-1205

  Verhamme, Edward M ^a   Redder, Todd M ^a   Schlea, Derek A ^a   Grush, Jeremy ^a   Bratton, John F ^a   DePinto, Joseph V ^a  

^a LimnoTech   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Ecosystem model; Eutrophication; Lake Erie; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; PHOSPHORUS; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER QUALITY;

CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIA BLOOMS; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENTS; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS; LAKE ERIE; PROCESS-BASED MODELING;

LAKES;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EUTROPHICATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; MAUMEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 85001085937     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2016.09.006     Document Type: Article

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