Have we overlooked the importance of small phytoplankton in productive waters?

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1613-1621

  Carrick, Hunter J ^a   Schelske, Claire L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EUTROPHIC LAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRODUCTION; SIZE STRUCTURE;

FLORIDA; LAKE APOPKA; USA;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0031410682     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1997.42.7.1613     Document Type: Article

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