Influence of phytoplankton fractions on growth and reproduction of tropical cladocerans

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 503-514

  Fileto, Cláudia ^a   Arcifa, Marlene S ^a   Ferrão Filho, Aloysio S ^b   Silva, Lúcia Helena S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Algal fractions; Biomass; Life table; Microplankton; Nanoplankton

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; FECUNDITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SESTON;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CERIODAPHNIA; CORNUTA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA GESSNERI; INVERTEBRATA; MICRURA; MOINA; MOINA MICRURA; SIMOCEPHALUS;

EID: 11144257717     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-004-4087-x     Document Type: Article

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