The spatial distribution of different phytoplankton functional groups in a Mediterranean reservoir

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-128

  Moreno Ostos, Enrique ^a,b   Cruz Pizarro, Luis ^b   Basanta, Ana ^c   Glen George, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c Aquatic Ecology Station   (Spain)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AWQMS; Chlorophytes; Cyanobacteria; Diatoms; El Gergal reservoir; Phytoplankton patchiness; Spectrofluorimetry

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DIATOM; DOMINANCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PATCHINESS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESERVOIR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WIND VELOCITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 43149125881     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-007-9087-1     Document Type: Article

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