An analysis of primary production in the Daly River, a relatively unimpacted tropical river in northern Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 303-316

  Webster, I T ^a   Rea, N ^b   Padovan, A V ^c   Dostine, P ^c   Townsend, S A ^c   Cook, S ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Infrastructure Planning and Environment ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Heterotrophic; Macrophyte; Oligotrophic; Photosynthesis; Phytoplankton; Respiration

Indexed keywords

LOW FLOW; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; RIVER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DALY RIVER; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; WORLD;

ALGAE;

EID: 21444436446     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF04083     Document Type: Conference Paper

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