The primary productivity of benthic and planktonic algae in a prairie wetland under controlled water-level regimes

Wetlands

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 182-194

  Robinson, Gordon G C ^a   Gurney, Sharon E ^b   Goldsborough, L Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Water Quality Management Section   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algae; Canada; Epipelon; Epiphyton; Marsh; Metaphyton; Periphyton; Photosynthesis; Phytoplankton; Prairie; Productivity; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; EPIPHYTON;

PERIPHYTON; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; WATER LEVEL; WETLAND;

CANADA, MANITOBA, DELTA MARSH;

EID: 0031404058     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161408     Document Type: Article

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