Ecology of a deep-living Oscillatoria (= Planktothrix) population in the sulphide-rich waters of a Spanish karstic lake

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 333-355

  Camacho, Antonio ^b   Vicente, Eduardo ^b   Miracle, María R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; LAKE; SULFIDE;

LAKE ARCAS; SPAIN;

CHROMATIUM WEISSEI; OSCILLATORIA; PLANKTOTHRIX;

EID: 0033919937     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/148/2000/333     Document Type: Article

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