Resuspension of algal cells by benthivorous fish boosts phytoplankton biomass and alters community structure in shallow lakes

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 977-987

  Roozen, Frank C J M ^a,b   Lürling, Miquel ^b   Vlek, Hanneke ^b   Van Der Pouw Kraan, Edwin A J ^b   Ibelings, Bas W ^c,d   Scheffer, Marten ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture Nature and Food quality Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benthivorous fish; Enclosure; Nutrients; Phytoplankton; Sediment resuspension

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 34248651825     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01729.x     Document Type: Article

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