Coefficients of variation for chlorophyll, green algae, diatoms, cryptophytes and blue-greens in rivers as a basis for predictive modelling and aquatic management

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 179-196

  Hakanson L ^a   Malmaeus, J M ^a   Bodemer, U ^b   Gerhardt, V ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blue green algae; Chlorophyll; Coefficients of variation; Cryptophytes; Diatoms; Green algae; Phytoplankton; Predictive power; Rivers

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CHLOROPHYLL; DIATOM; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GREEN ALGA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; UNCULTURED CYANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0348013411     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00269-2     Document Type: Article

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