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Phytoplankton distribution and water quality indices for Lake Mead (Colorado River)
Digital Scholarship@UNLV
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Phytoplankton distribution and water quality indices for Lake Mead (Colorado River) |
| Creator | Staker, Robert D. Hoshaw, Robert W. Everett, Lorne G. |
| Description | Phytoplankton samples were collected in Lake Mend 6 times from September 1910 to June 1971 for 8 stations at depths of 0. 3, 5, 10, 20, and 30 m. These samples were processed through a Millipore filter apparatus and 79 planktonic algae were identified. Algal divisions represented were Bacillariophyta, 42 species; Chlorophyta, 18 ; Cyanophyta, 9; Chrysophyta, 3; Cryptophyta, 3; Pyrrophyta, 2; and Euglenophyta, 2. Blue-green algae were dominant in late summer and fall; green algae, diatoms,... |
| Date | 1974-01-01T08:00:00Z |
| Type | article |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/water_pubs/90 https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/context/water_pubs/article/1095/viewcontent/RDStaker_PhytoplanktonLakeMead_1974.pdf |
| Source | Publications (WR) |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Digital Scholarship@UNLV |
| Subject | Algae Hydrobiology Lake Mead (Ariz. and Nev.) Phytoplankton Water quality Biochemistry Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology Environmental Monitoring Fresh Water Studies Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology |
