Limnology of an unusual eutrophic acid forest lake

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 441-449

  Md Irfanullah, Haseeb ^a   Moss, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIMNOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; TROPHIC STATUS; ZOOPLANKTON;

CHESHIRE; DELAMERE LAKE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ALGAE; ALONA GUTTATA; BRACHIONUS URCEOLARIS; CHAOBORUS FLAVICANS; CHYDORUS SPHAERICUS; DICTYOSPHAERIUM PULCHELLUM; KERATELLA QUADRATA; ROTIFERA; SCAPHOLEBERIS MUCRONATA;

EID: 25144477788     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2005.9664759     Document Type: Article

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