Phytoplankton assemblages as a criterion in the ecological classification of lakes in Finland

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-44

  Lepistö, Liisa ^a   Holopainen, Anna Liisa ^b,c   Vuoristo, Heidi ^a   Rekolainen, Seppo ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c Finland's Environmental Administration   (Finland)

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