Phytoplankton community structure of a deep subalpine Italian Lake (Lake Orta, N. Italy) four years after the recovery from acidification by liming

Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 487-506

  Morabito, Giuseppe ^a   Curradi, Michela ^b  

^a CNR Istituto Italiano di Idrobiologia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acidification; Heavy metals pollution; Liming; Phytoplankton; Seasonal succession

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFCATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LAKE RESTORATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SUCCESSION;

ITALY; LAKE ORTA; LOMBARDY;

DINOBRYON SERULARIA; KEPHYRION; RHIZOSOLENIA BOTRYOIDES; RHIZOSOLENIA ERIENSIS; SYNECHOCICCUS; SYNEDRA; WESTELLA BOTRYOIDES;

EID: 0031446366     PISSN: 00209309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.19970820407     Document Type: Article

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