Seasonal dynamics in water quality and vegetation cover in temporary pools with variable hydroperiods in Kiskunság (Hungary)

Wetlands

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 401-410

  Boven, Liesbet ^a   Stoks, Robby ^a   Forró, László ^b   Brendonck, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Inundation period; Macrophyte cover; Physicochemical pool characteristics; Seasonal changes; Temporary aquatic habitats

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EPHEMERAL POOL; HYDROPERIOD; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TURBIDITY; VEGETATION COVER; WATER QUALITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; KISKUNSAG NATIONAL PARK;

ALGAE;

EID: 55949128469     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/06-174.1     Document Type: Article

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