Spatial distributions of external and internal phosphorus loads in Lake Erie and their impacts on phytoplankton and water quality
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a Cooperative Institute of Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER), School of Natural Resources and Environments, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA b Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada c Water Center, Graham Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan, 625 East Liberty Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48193, USA d Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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