Macrophyte development and resuspension regulate the photosynthesis and production of benthic microalgae

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 350, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Lassen, Carsten ^a,b   Revsbech, Niels Peter ^a   Pedersen, Ole ^a,c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b COWIconsult ^*  (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benthic microalgae; Light competition; Resuspension; Submerged macrophytes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030727034     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003052226202     Document Type: Article

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