The role of plankton, zoobenthos, and sediment in organic matter degradation in oligotrophic and eutrophic mountain lakes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 532, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-79

  Simčič, Tatjana ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Chironomids; ETS activity; ETS R ratio; Respiratory carbon loss

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; LAKES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE PHENOMENA; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT SYSTEM (ETS); MICROPLANKTON; ORGANIC MATTER; ZOOPLANKTON;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DEGRADATION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PLANKTON; ZOOBENTHOS;

CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 19944376940     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-004-9015-5     Document Type: Article

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