The composition and importance of the phytoneuston in two floodplain lakes in south-eastern Australia

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 579, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 135-145

  Butler, Jessica ^a   Croome, Roger ^a   Rees, Gavin N ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air water interface; Algae; Cyanobacteria; Lakes; Neuston

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CELLS; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; PHASE INTERFACES;

AIR WATER INTERFACE; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIAL POPULATIONS; NEUSTON;

ALGAE;

AIR-WATER INTERACTION; ALGA; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; FILM; FLOODPLAIN; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; NEUSTON; WATER COLUMN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CYANOBACTERIA; EUGLENA; EUGLENIDA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PLANKTOLYNGBYA; TRACHELOMONAS;

EID: 33846980491     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0397-4     Document Type: Article

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