Nitrogen:phosphorus supply ratios and phytoplankton community structure in lakes

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-53

  Smith, Val H ^a   Bennett, Susan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENT; LAKE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032879840     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/146/1999/37     Document Type: Review

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