Environmental factors correlated with chrysophyte cyst assemblages in low arctic lakes of southwest Greenland

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 957-974

  Pla, Sergi ^a,c   Anderson, N John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chrysophyte stomatocysts; Conductivity; Kangerlussuaq; Meromixis; Oligosaline lakes; pH; Potassium; Transfer functions

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CYST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LAKE ECOSYSTEM;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; GREENLAND; KANGERDLUGSSUAQ; WORLD;

CHRYSOPHYCEAE;

EID: 26844479626     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.00131.x     Document Type: Article

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