Seasonal succession of epipelic algae: A case study on a mesotrophic pond in a temperate climate.

Fottea

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-133

  Špačková, Jana ^a   Hašler, Petr ^a   Štěpánková, Jana ^a   Poulíčková, Aloisie ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cryptic species; Diatoms; Epipelon; Mesotrophic pond; Seasonal dynamics; Sellaphora

Indexed keywords

EID: 68649099270     PISSN: 18025439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5507/fot.2009.011     Document Type: Article

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