Changes in abundance, composition and controls within the plankton of a fertilised arctic lake

• Main Authors: NC DOCKS at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Rublee, Parke A.
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Lake
• Online Access: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/P_Rublee_Changes_2002.pdf

1. An oligotrophic arctic lake was fertilised with inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus as (NH4)2 NO3 and H3PO4 for five summers. The loading rate was 1.7–2.5 mmol N m–2 day–1 and 0.136–0.20 mmol P m–2 day–1 which is two to three times the annual loading of lakes in the area. The heterotrophic microzoo...