Phytoplankton primary productivity characteristics in response to photosynthetically active radiation in three Kenyan Rift Valley saline-alkaline lakes

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1041-1050

  Oduor, S O ^a   Schagerl, M ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; KENYA; KENYA RIFT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BOGORIA;

EID: 36448995448     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbm078     Document Type: Article

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