Use of flow management to mitigate cyanobacterial blooms in the Lower Darling River, Australia

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-241

  Mitrovic, Simon M ^a,b   Lorrainehardwick, ^a   Forughdorani, ^a  

^a NSW Department of Infrastructure Planning and Natural Resources   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anabaena circinalis; Cyanobacteria; Environmental flows; Flow management

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISCHARGE; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; RIVER FLOW; STRATIFICATION; TURBIDITY; WEIR;

AUSTRALIA; DARLING RIVER; MENINDEE LAKES; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA CIRCINALIS; APHANIZOMENON; CYANOBACTERIA; MERISMOPEDIA; PLANKTOLYNGBYA;

EID: 79951781464     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq094     Document Type: Article

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