Eutrophication of Lake Ellesmere: A study of phytoplankton (1983)

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Lake Ellesmere was studied over a two year period from June 1978 to July 1980. Based on whole water samples, the lakewater chemistry was analysed for a range of physical and chemical parameters and these were related to the phytoplankton community dynamics.
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