The effects of nutrients and zooplankton community structure on phytoplankton growth in a subtropical Australian reservoir: An enclosure study

Limnologica

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 90-101

  Hunt, Richard J ^a   Matveev, Vladimir F ^b  

^a Natural Resources and Mines   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Food webs; Grazing; Nutrient excretion; Phytoplankton; Subtropical lakes and reservoirs; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; CERIODAPHNIA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; HYPSELEOTRIS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 19144369203     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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