Differential attributes of phytoplankton across the trophic gradient: A conceptual landscape with gaps

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 369-370, Issue , 1998, Pages 1-9

  Rojo, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecological variables; Eutrophication; Freshwater; Phytoplankton; Trophic state

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

EID: 7344248986     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2668-9_1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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