Relationships between phytoplankton dynamics and the availability of light and nutrients in a shallow sub-tropical lake

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 319-342

  Phlips, Edward J ^a   Cichra, Mary ^a   Havens, Karl ^b   Hanlon, Charles ^b   Badylak, Susan ^a   Rueter, Beate ^a   Randall, Mike ^a   Hansen, Phyllis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GROWTH; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

USA, FLORIDA, LAKE OKEECHOBEE;

EID: 0030618355     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/19.3.319     Document Type: Article

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