Influence of the flooding in 2002 on the plankton and the quality of water and sediment of the river Elbe over its longitudinal profile

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 430-448

  Pepelnik, Rudolf ^a   Karrasch, Bernhard ^b   Niedergesäß, Rainer ^a   Erbslöh, Burkhard ^a   Mehrens, Maren ^b   Link, Ute ^b   Herzog, Michael ^b   Prange, Andreas ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial and phytoplankton productivity; Bacterioplankton; Chlorophyll a; Elemental concentration; Heterotrophic flagellates; Suspended matter

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER QUALITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; ELBE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 29844454806     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aheh.200400589     Document Type: Article

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