Constitutive allelochemicals from Stratiotes aloides L. affect both biomass and community structure of phytoplankton

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 387-393

  Kufel, Lech ^a   Pasztaleniec, Agnieszka ^b   Czapla, Grzegorz ^c   Strzałek, Małgorzata ^a  

^a SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^b JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^c Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection ^*  (Poland)

Author keywords

Allelopathic effects; Extracts; Phytoplankton biomass reduction; Selective inhibition

Indexed keywords

ALLELOCHEMICAL; AQUATIC PLANT; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INHIBITION; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; STRATIOTES ALOIDES;

EID: 34547562440     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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