Spatial and temporal distribution of algal biomass in a large, subtropical lake

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-50

  Steinman, Alan D ^a   Meeker, Richard H ^a   Rodusky, Andrew J ^a   Davis, W Patrick ^a   McIntire, C David ^b  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031002682     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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