Spatial distribution of nutrient limitation in the danube river floodplain in relation to hydrological connectivity

Wetlands

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 933-944

  Perŝí, Vesna ^a   Horvatí, Janja ^a  

^a JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Chlorella kessleri; Chlorophyll a concentrations; N limitation; Nutrient enrichment assay. Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; CONNECTIVITY; FLOODPLAIN; HETEROGENEITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER CHANNEL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TYPOLOGY; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

CROATIA; DANUBE RIVER;

ALGAE; PARACHLORELLA KESSLERI;

EID: 84863719289     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-011-0208-1     Document Type: Article

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