Population and community responses of phytoplankton to fluctuating light

Oecologia

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 247-257

  Litchman, Elena ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Diversity; Light fluctuations; Phytoplankton; Temporal heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT EFFECT; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 0032434840     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050655     Document Type: Article

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