Impact of reservoir filling on phytoplankton succession and cyanobacteria blooms in a temperate estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 31-43

  Domingues, Rita B ^a   Sobrino, Cristina ^a   Galvão, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

cyanobacteria blooms; dam construction; Guadiana estuary; nutrients; phytoplankton succession

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ESTUARY; GROWTH; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESERVOIR; SILICON; SUCCESSION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADIANA ESTUARY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; OSCILLATORIA;

EID: 34250783199     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.03.021     Document Type: Article

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