Limnological and morphometrical data of eight karstic systems 'cenotes' of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, during the dry season (February-May, 2001)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 482, Issue , 2002, Pages 167-177

  Cervantes Martìnez, Adrián ^a   Elìas Gutiéerrez, Manuel ^a   Suárez Morales, Eduardo ^a  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biomass; Chlorophyll; Freshwater; Karst; Production

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EUTROPHICATION; PH; ROCKS;

MORPHOMETRIC DATA;

HYDROLOGY;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; DRY SEASON; KARST; LIMNOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY;

MEXICO;

EID: 0037104837     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021260131757     Document Type: Article

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