Seston fatty acid composition and copepod RNA:DNA ratio with respect to the underwater light climate in fluvial Lac Saint-Pierre

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 539-553

  Pommier, Julien ^a,c   Frenette, Jean Jacques ^a   Massicotte, Philippe ^a   Lapierre, Jean François ^b   Glémet, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Copepod; Fatty acids; RNA DNA ratio; Seston; Underwater light climate

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; RNA-DNA RATIO; SESTON; UNDERWATER CAMERA; WATER MASS; WAVELENGTH; ZOOPLANKTON;

CANADA; LAC SAINT PIERRE; QUEBEC [CANADA];

COPEPODA;

EID: 84863099869     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-011-0246-z     Document Type: Article

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