Influence of free-floating plants on the structure of a natural phytoplankton assemblage: An experimental approach

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-56

  De Tezanos Pinto, Paula ^a   Allende, Luz ^a   O'Farrell, Inés ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CYANOBACTERIUM; EUKARYOTE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GREEN ALGA; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT EFFECT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; SHADING; WETLAND;

CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 34047225579     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbl056     Document Type: Article

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