Ecological significance of nitrogen cycling by tubificid communities in shallow eutrophic lakes of the Danube Delta

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 524, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 193-202

  Geta, Rîşnoveanu ^a   Postolache, Carmen ^a   Vǎdineanu, Angheluţǎ ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Danube Delta; ecological significane; nitrogen cycle; tubificids

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENTS; PHYTOPLANKTONS;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAKES; NITROGEN; NUTRITION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANNELID; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

DANUBE DELTA; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANNELIDA;

EID: 3943098081     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000036133.92034.69     Document Type: Article

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