Seasonal dynamics of the planktonic microbial community in a maritime Antarctic lake undergoing eutrophication

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2393-2419

  Butler, Helen G ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPLANKTON; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENT; LAKE; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PROTOZOOPLANKTON; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EUTROPHICATION; PLANKTON; SEASONALITY;

ANTARCTICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLULAR ORGANISMS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PHOCIDAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033391627     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/21.12.2393     Document Type: Article

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