Abundance and toxicity of Planktothrix rubescens in the pre-alpine Lake Ammersee, Germany

Harmful Algae

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 329-342

  Ernst, Bernhard ^a   Hoeger, Stefan J ^a   O'Brien, Evelyn ^a   Dietrich, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coregonids; Cyanobacteria; Fish; Microcystin; Nitrogen; Phosphorous; Planktothrix; Re oligotrophication; Secchi depth; Transparency

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; PLANKTOTHRIX; PLANKTOTHRIX RUBESCENS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 57649187934     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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