Phytoplankton ecology in an unusually stable environment (Montezuma Well, Arizona, U.S.A.)
Boucher P, Blinn DW, Johnson DB. 1984. Phytoplankton ecology in an unusually stable environment (Montezuma Well, Arizona, U.S.A.). Hydrobiologia: The International Journal on Limnology and Marine Sciences. 119(2):149-160
Seasonal patterns of phytoplankton were monitored in Montezuma Well, in Montezuma Castle National Monument. During pH and water temperature measuring, phytoplankton diversity was low, although density and composition was stable; includes tables, graphs, and a list of literature cited.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Boucher, Paul; Blinn, Dean; Johnson, David
- Units
- DEVA , MOCA
- Keywords
- 1, Animals, Colorado Plateau, Core, Grazing, Hyalella montezuma (amphipod), Hydrology, incident light, Invertebrates, Montezuma Well (MOCA), Non-Vascular Plants, NRCA, Nutrients, pH, physico-chemical characteristics, Phytoplankton, Plants, seasonal succession, Seasonality, stable environment, Succession, Temperature, travertine spring, Water Quality