Potamoplankton size structure and taxonomic composition: Influence of river size and nutrient concentrations

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 1 II, 2006, Pages 681-689

  Chételat, John ^a   Pick, Frances R ^a   Hamilton, Paul B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PLANKTON; RIVER; SIZE STRUCTURE; TROPHIC STATUS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; CRYPTOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 32944480007     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.1_part_2.0681     Document Type: Conference Paper

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