Tmdl Lakes – Bioassay Project Variability of Nutrient Limitation on Phytoplankton Growth in Small and Medium Kansas Lakes
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Nutrient availability and phytoplankton nutrient limitation across a gradient of atmospheric nitrogen deposition.
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition to lakes and watersheds has been increasing steadily due to various anthropogenic activities. Because such anthropogenic N is widely distributed, even lakes relatively removed from direct human disturbance are potentially impacted. However, the effects of increased atmospheric N deposition on lakes are not well documented. We examined phytoplankton biomass, t...
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