Consumption of cyanobacteria by freshwater zooplankton: Implications for the success of ‘top-down’ control of cyanobacterial blooms in australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 875-887

  Boon, Paul I ^a,d   Bunn, Stuart E ^b   Green, John D ^c   Shiel, Russell J ^a  

^a MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; ZOOPLANKTON;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0028594324     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9940875     Document Type: Article

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