Morphological variability of Aulacoseira granulata (Ehr.) Simonsen (Bacillariophyceae) in the Lower Paraná River (Argentina)

Limnology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 65-71

  O’Farrell, Inés ^a   Tell, Guillermo ^a   Podlejski, Alejandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aulacoseira granulata; Cell morphology; Diatoms; Phytoplankton; South America

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ARGENTINA; PARANA RIVER;

AULACOSEIRA GRANULATA;

EID: 0034778749     PISSN: 14398621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s102010170001     Document Type: Article

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