Zooplankton abundance in the River Danube, Austria: The significance of inshore retention

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 583-591

  Reckendorfer, W ^a   Keckeis, H ^a   Winkler, G ^a   Schiemer, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Danube; Hydrology; Potamoplankton; Regulated river; Rotifers

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FLOW PATTERN; RIVER; SPATIAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

AUSTRIA; DANUBE RIVER;

EID: 0032789819     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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