Relationship between antropogenically caused turbidity and phytoplankton production in a clear Amazonian floodplain lake

Amazoniana

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 65-77

  Roland, Fábio ^a   Esteves, Francisco de Assis ^b   Barbosa, Francisco Antonio R ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonian lake; Phytoplankton; Primary production; Tropical lake; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BAUXITE; CARBON FLUX; FLOODPLAIN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TURBIDITY;

BRAZIL; LAKE BATATA; PARA [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3943084938     PISSN: 00656755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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