Annual patterns of phytoplankton density and primary production in a large, shallow lake: The central role of light

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 437-449

  Torremorell, A ^a   Llames, M E ^a   PErez G L ^a   Escaray, R ^a   Bustingorry, J ^a   Zagarese, H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Light limitation; Photosynthesis photoinhibition; Shallow turbid lake; Water transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 60349090912     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02119.x     Document Type: Article

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