Critical flow velocities for the growth and dominance of Anabaena circinalis in some turbid freshwater rivers

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 164-174

  Mitrovic, Simon M ^a,b,d   Oliver, R L ^c   Rees, C ^c   Bowling, L C ^b   Buckney, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

^c MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^d Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anabaena; Cyanobacteria; Flow velocity; River discharge; Thermal stratification

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; DOMINANCE; FLOW VELOCITY; GROWTH; POOL; RIVER DISCHARGE; STRATIFICATION;

AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; ANABAENA; ANABAENA CIRCINALIS; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0037235196     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.00957.x     Document Type: Article

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