Dissolved organic carbon concentration and phytoplankton biomass in high-mountain lakes of the Austrian Alps: Potential effect of climatic warming on UV underwater attenuation

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 247-253

  Sommaruga, Ruben ^a   Psenner, Roland ^a   Schafferer, Ellen ^b   Koinig, Karin A ^a   Sommaruga Wögrath, Sabine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b ARGE Limnologie   (Austria)

^c Institute of Hygiene   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; LAKE WATER; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER QUALITY;

ALPS; AUSTRIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032792902     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552253     Document Type: Article

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