Epiphyton biomass on the floating leaved water chestnut (Trapa natans) and its importance for the carbon balance in the eutrophic Lake Candia (N. Italy)

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-111

  Galanti, Gaetano ^b   Romo, Susana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Seasonal variation; Standing crop; Vertical zonation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346158690     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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