Comparative analysis of lake plankton structure vs. function

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 150-167

  Havens, Karl E ^a  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological transfer efficiency; Food webs; Plankton; Size structure

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MODELING; PLANKTON;

ALGAE; DAPHNIA;

EID: 0033023981     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000270050059     Document Type: Article

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