The introduced bivalve Limnoperna fortunei boosts Microcystis growth in Salto Grande reservoir (Argentina): Evidence from mesocosm experiments

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 680, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-38

  Cataldo, Daniel ^a,b,c   Vinocur, Alicia ^a   O′Farrell, Inés ^a,b   Paolucci, Esteban ^b,c   Leites, Valentín ^d,e   Boltovskoy, Demetrio ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

^c MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^d Comisión Técnica Mixta Salto Grande ^*  (Argentina)

^e NONE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Introduced bivalves; Limnoperna fortunei; Microcystis blooms; South America

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CHLOROPHYLL A; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; MESOCOSM; NITRATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER COLUMN;

ARGENTINA; SALTO GRANDE RESERVOIR;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; CYANOBACTERIA; LIMNOPERNA FORTUNEI; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 82455208983     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0897-8     Document Type: Article

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