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Blue-green algae: why they become dominant

Journal Article · · Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)
The injection of carbon dioxide and the addition of nitrogen and phosphorus to a lake population dominated by blue-green algae results in a rapid shift to dominance by green algae. The basis for the change and its implications are discussed.
OSTI ID:
5607369
Journal Information:
Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Journal Name: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States) Vol. 179; ISSN SCIEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

520200* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACIDIFICATION
ALGAE
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CYANOBACTERIA
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
LAKES
MICROORGANISMS
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHORUS
PLANTS
SURFACE WATERS