How important can the presence/absence of macrophytes be in determining phytoplankton strategies in two tropical shallow reservoirs with different trophic status?

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-46

  Fonseca, Bárbara Medeiros ^a   Bicudo, Carlos Eduardo De Mattos ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^b Pós graduação em Biodiversidade Vegetal e Meio Ambiente   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; MACROPHYTE; NANOPLANKTON; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PHYTOPLANKTON; POND; RESERVOIR; SAMPLING; TROPHIC STATUS;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 71949123140     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbp107     Document Type: Article

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