Phytoplankton nutrient status and mean water column irradiance in lakes malawi and superior

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-45

  Guildford, S J ^a   Bootsma, H A ^b,c   Fee, E J ^d   Hecky, R E ^e   Patterson, G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b SADC GEF Lake Malawi Nyasa Biodiversity Conservation Project   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cycling; Great Lakes; Light

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011183051     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980008656989     Document Type: Article

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