Presence of algae in freshwater ice cover of fluvial Lac Saint-Pierre (St. Lawrence River, Canada)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 284-291

  Frenette, Jean Jacques ^a   Thibeault, Patrice ^a   Lapierre, Jean François ^a   Hamilton, Paul B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillariophyceae; Chlorophyta; Fluvial lake; Freshwater; Ice algae; Protist; Spatial distribution; Sympagic communities; Temperate ecosystem; Vertical channels

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AULACOSEIRA ISLANDICA; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 42249093515     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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