Physiological indicators of nutrient deficiency in phytoplankton in southern Chilean lakes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 489, Issue , 2002, Pages 21-27

  Steinhart, Gail S ^a,b   Likens, Gene E ^b   Soto, Doris ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Nutrient limitation; Phytoplankton; Seston composition

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; NUTRITION; OCEAN HABITATS; PHOSPHATES;

PHYTOPLANKTONS;

LAKES;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; LAKE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SESTON;

CHILE;

ALGAE;

EID: 0038174765     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023271331086     Document Type: Article

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