Photosynthetic characteristics and diversity of freshwater Synechococcus at two depths during different mixing conditions in a deep oligotrophic lake

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-89

  Callieri, Cristiana ^a   Corno, Gianluca ^a   Caravati, Emanuele ^a   Galafassi, Silvia ^a   Bottinelli, Michel ^b   Bertoni, Roberto ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Istituto Cantonale di Microbiologia   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Freshwater picocyanobacteria; Genetic diversity; Lake Maggiore; Photosynthetic characteristics; Synechococcus spp.

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENETIC STRUCTURE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOTIC ZONE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER COLUMN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE MAGGIORE;

OTUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 40949111043     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2007.81     Document Type: Article

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