Periphytic algal biomass as a bioindicator of phosphorus concentrations in agricultural headwater streams of southern Ontario
Algal blooms in Lake Erie have worsened in recent decades and are driven by diffuse export of phospho- rus (P) from a large stream network that drains predominately agricultural land. Given the diffuse nature of nonpoint source pollution, best management practices (BMPs) must… Read More
Change in biomass of benthic and planktonic algae along a disturbance gradient for 24 Great Lakes coastal wetlands
We quantified the chlorophyll a content of planktonic algae and benthic algae in periphyton on acrylic rods and in epiphyton growing on macrophytes in 24 coastal wetlands in all five Laurentian Great Lakes. Sites were selected to represent a wide range of environmental conditions… Read More