Ecological and taxonomic observations on the flagellate algae characterising four years of enclosure experiments in Lake Tovel (Southern Alps)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 502, Issue , 2003, Pages 285-296

  Tardio, Massimiliano ^a   Tolotti, Monica ^a,b   Novarino, Gianfranco ^c   Cantonati, Marco ^a  

^a MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecology; Enclosures; Flagellate algae; Lake tovel; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ECOLOGY; LAKES; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

LIGHT INTENSITIES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; FLAGELLATE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAKE TOVEL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE; TRENTO;

ALGAE; DINOBRYON; DINOBRYON SOCIALE; DINOBRYON SOCIALE VAR. AMERICANA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; GLENODINIUM; GYMNODINIUM; GYMNODINIUM SANGUINEUM; GYMNODINIUM UBERRIMUM; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); TETRASELMIS;

EID: 0042089906     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000004286.28881.75     Document Type: Conference Paper

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