The relative importance of top-down and bottom-up control of phytoplankton in a shallow macrophyte-dominated lake

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 699-713

  Stephen, Debbie ^a   Moss, Brian ^a   Phillips, Geoff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; LAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

UK, ENGLAND, CHESHIRE, LITTLE MERE;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CLADOCERA;

EID: 0031865542     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1998.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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