A synoptic study of phytoplankton in the deep lakes south of the Alps (lakes Garda, Iseo, Como, Lugano and Maggiore)

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-227

  Salmaso, Nico ^a   Morabito, Giuseppe ^b   Mosello, Rosario ^b   Garibaldi, Letizia ^c   Simona, Marco ^d   Buzzi, Fabio ^e   Ruggiu, Delio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Sezione Protezione Aria   (Switzerland)

^e Dipartimento di Lecco   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep southern subalpine lakes; Multivariate analyses; Phytoplankton; Synoptic analyses; Trophic gradients

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; LAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAKE COMO; LAKE GARDA; LAKE ISEO; LAKE LUGANO; LAKE MAGGIORE; LOMBARDY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ALGAE;

EID: 1842592118     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2003.207     Document Type: Article

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