Effects of nutrient availability and temperature on phytoplankton development: A case study from large lakes south of the Alps

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 555-570

  Salmaso, Nico ^a   Buzzi, Fabio ^b   Garibaldi, Letizia ^c   Morabito, Giuseppe ^d   Simona, Marco ^e  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^b ARPA Lombardia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Deep southern subalpine lakes; Mixed modelling; Phytoplankton; Temperature nutrient effects

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEEP MIXING METHOD; DINOFLAGELLATE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GREEN ALGA; GROWING SEASON; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TROPHIC STATUS;

ALPS; ITALY; LAKE COMO; LAKE GARDA; LAKE ISEO; LAKE LUGANO; LAKE MAGGIORE; LOMBARDY;

ALGAE; CHARALES; CHLOROPHYTA; CHROOCOCCALES; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; NOSTOCALES; OSCILLATORIALES;

EID: 84863089131     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-012-0248-5     Document Type: Article

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