Planktonic nitrogen fixation in Lake Malawi/Nyasa

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 596, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 251-267

  Gondwe, Mangaliso J ^a,b   Guildford, Stephanie J ^b   Hecky, Robert E ^b  

^a SADC/GEF Lake Malawi Biodiversity Conservation Project   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heterocyst biovolume; Lake Malawi; Littoral; N2 fixation; Pelagic

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; ALGAE; BIOASSAY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

HETEROCYST BIOVOLUME; LAKE MALAWI; LITTORAL ZONE; STRATIFIED SEASON;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CYANOBACTERIUM; EPILIMNION; ESTIMATION METHOD; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PLANKTON;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALGAE; ANABAENA;

EID: 37749038035     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9101-6     Document Type: Article

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