Physicochemical variables and plankton from the Lower Delta of the Paraná River (Argentina) in relation to flow

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1279-1290

  de Cabo, Laura ^a   Puig, Alba ^a   Arreghini, Silvana ^a,b   Olguín, Héctor F ^a,c   Seoane, Rafael ^a,d,e   Obertello, Irene ^a,c  

^a Mus e Inst Nac Invest Cie Nat   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d Instituto Nacional del Agua Argentina   (Argentina)

^e Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Delta; Ecohydrology; Flow; Paran River; Physicochemistry; Phytoplankton; South America; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; PH EFFECTS;

PLANKTONS;

MICROORGANISMS;

DELTA; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVER FLOW; TEMPORAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0038583464     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1284     Document Type: Article

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