Transition from planktonic to benthic algal dominance along a salinity gradient

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 556, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-135

  Segal, Richard D ^a   Waite, Anya M ^a   Hamilton, David P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Autotrophy; Benthic production; Heterotrophy; Phytoplankton production; Salinity stress

Indexed keywords

MARINE BIOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRODUCTIVITY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER;

AUTOTROPHY; BENTHIC PRODUCTION; HETEROTROPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON PRODUCTION; SALINITY STRESS;

ALGAE;

ALGAL COMMUNITY; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; PHYTOBENTHOS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALINE LAKE; SALINITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; USELESS INLET; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 29344449348     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-0916-8     Document Type: Article

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