Phytoplankton in boreal subarctic lakes following enhanced phosphorus loading from forest fire: Impacts on species richness, nitrogen and light limitation

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 138-148

  McEachern, Preston ^a   Prepas, Ellie E ^a   Planas, Dolors ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass limitation; Disturbance; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Phytoplankton; Species richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010769391     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140209354144     Document Type: Article

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