Mixotrophic phytoplankton is enhanced by UV radiation in a low altitude, P-limited Mediterranean lake

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 698, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-110

  Rojo, Carmen ^a   Herrera, Guillermo ^b   Rodrigo, María A ^a   Ortíz Llorente, María José ^c   Carrillo, Presentación ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autotrophic picophytoplankton; Ecosystem vulnerability; Mesocosm experiments; Ruidera Lakes Natural Park; Stoichiometry; UVR damage

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; FIELDWORK; FITNESS; GROWTH RESPONSE; LABORATORY METHOD; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MESOCOSM; MIXOTROPHY; NATURE RESERVE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; STOICHIOMETRY; TRADE-OFF; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VULNERABILITY;

CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; LAGUNAS DE RUIDERA; SPAIN;

ALGAE;

EID: 84866980455     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1214-x     Document Type: Article

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