Environmental controls of epilithic diatom depth-distribution in an oligotrophic lake characterized by marked water-level fluctuations

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-29

  Cantonati, Marco ^a   Scola, Silvia ^a   Angeli, Nicola ^a   Guella, Graziano ^b   Frassanito, Rita ^b  

^a MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biovolumes; Depth distribution; Diatoms; Environmental controls; Epilithon; Fucoxanthin; PAR; Phytobenthos; Phytoplankton; Silica; Water level fluctuations

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYTOLOGY; DIATOM; LAKE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER LEVEL;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 69249102284     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260802079335     Document Type: Article

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