Picocyanobacteria success in oligotrophic lakes: Fact or fiction?

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 72-76

  Callieri, Cristiana ^a   Stockner, John ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Eco Logic Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lakes; Picocyanobacteria; Trophic gradient

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002743886     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2000.72     Document Type: Article

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