Interactions of temperature and nutrient changes: Effects on phytoplankton in the Piburger See (Tyrol, Austria)

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2057-2075

  Thies, H ^a   Tolotti, M ^b   Nickus, U ^a   Lami, A ^c   Musazzi, S ^c   Guilizzoni, P ^c   Rose, N L ^d   Yang, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Eutrophication; Mountain lake; Sediment; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ASTERIONELLA FORMOSA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84865861595     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02661.x     Document Type: Article

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