Interannual variability in phytoplankton biomass and species composition in a subtropical reservoir

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 545-560

  Harris, Graham P ^a,b   Baxter, Graham ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Brisbane City Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, BRISBANE, NORTH PINE DAM;

AULACOSEIRA; CHRYSOPHYTA; CYANOPHYTA; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 0030303793     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.1996.tb01768.x     Document Type: Article

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