Light availability as a possible regulator of cyanobacteria species composition in a shallow subtropical lake

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 547-556

  Havens, Karl E ^a   Phlips, Edward J ^b   Cichra, Mary F ^b   Li, Bai Lian ^c  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIA; IRRADIANCE; LAKE;

USA, FLORIDA, LAKE OKEECHOBEE;

ANABAENA CIRCINALIS; APHANIZOMENON FLOS AQUAE; LYNGBYA CONTORTA; LYNGBYA LIMNETICA; MICROCYSTIC; OSCILLATORIA;

EID: 0031979582     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1998.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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