Size-fractionated phytoplankton biomass and its implications for the dynamics of an oligotrophic tropical lake

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-31

  Adame, María Fernanda ^a,b   Alcocer, Javier ^b   Escobar, Elva ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carbon pathway; Chlorophyll a; Nutrients; Saline lake; Size fractions; Warm monomixis

Indexed keywords

EID: 37149023141     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01864.x     Document Type: Article

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