Seasonal effects of disturbance on a lake outlet algal assemblage

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 283-300

  Robinson, C T ^a   Rushforth, S R ^b   Burgherr, P ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ACHNANTHES MINUTISSIMA; CLADOPHORA GLOMERATA; COCCONEIS PLACENTULA; NITZSCHIA DISSIPATA;

EID: 0034074047     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/148/2000/283     Document Type: Article

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