Seasonal dynamics of plankton communities and water chemistry in a eutrophic wetland (Lake Monger, Western Australia): Implications for biomanipulation

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 321-332

  Lund, Mark A ^a   Davis, Jennifer A ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMANIPULATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; PLANKTON; SEASONALITY; WATER CHEMISTRY; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

ANISOPS; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; DAPHNIA CARINATA; MESOCYCLOPS; MICROCYCLOPS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0034129227     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97081     Document Type: Article

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