Effect of grazing and water column nutrient supply on biomass and nutrient content of sediment microalgae

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-159

  Hillebrand, Helmut ^a   Kahlert, Maria ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Field experiments; Grazing; Microphytobenthos; Nutrient stoichiometry; Nutrients; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER;

GRAZING; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MICROALGA; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOBENTHOS; SALTMARSH;

ALGA; AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; MICROALGA; MICROPHYTOBENTHOS; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PRODUCTIVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STOICHIOMETRY; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

ALGAE;

EID: 0036124678     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(01)00226-1     Document Type: Article

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