Plankton in the River Rhine: Structural and functional changes observed during downstream transport

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1992, Pages 1351-1368

  De Ruyter Van Steveninck, E D ^a,b   Admiraal, W ^c   Breebaart, L ^c   Tubbing, G M J ^c   Van Zanten, B ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DIATOM; PHYTOPLANKTON; ROTIFER; ZOOPLANKTON;

NETHERLANDS, RHINE RIVER;

EID: 0027059522     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/14.10.1351     Document Type: Article

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