Phytoplankton and zooplankton associations in a set of Alpine high altitude lakes: Geographic distribution and ecology

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 562, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-122

  Tolotti, M ^a,f   Manca, M ^b   Angeli, N ^c   Morabito, G ^b   Thaler, B ^d   Rott, E ^a   Stuchlik, E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Trento Natural History Museum   (Italy)

^d APPA Bolzano   (Italy)

^e CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^f RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clear high altitude lakes; Driving variables; Phytoplankton; Species diversity; Trophic status; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAKES; MORPHOLOGY; SAMPLING;

CLEAR HIGH ALTITUDE LAKES; DRIVING VARIABLES; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PELAGIC FOOD WEB; PHYTOPLANKTON; TROPHIC STATUS; ZOOPLANKTON;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIOMASS; FOOD WEB; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LAKE; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; COPEPODA; COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; CRYPTOPHYTA; DESMIDIALES; DINOPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); ROTIFERA;

EID: 33645847863     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-1807-8     Document Type: Review

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