Plankton community dynamics during decay of a cyanobacteria bloom: A mesocosm experiment

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 701, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-35

  Engström Öst, Jonna ^a   Autio, Riitta ^b,c   Setälä, Outi ^b,c   Sopanen, Sanna ^d   Suikkanen, Sanna ^b,c  

^a NOVIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Ramboll Finland Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aphanizomenon; Bacteria; Bottom up regulation; Ciliates; Nanoflagellates; Production rates

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; BRACKISH WATER; CHLOROPHYLL A; CILIATE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; HETEROTROPHY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MESOCOSM; NANOPLANKTON; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PLANKTON;

APHANIZOMENON; APHANIZOMENON FLOS-AQUAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84870774063     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1247-1     Document Type: Article

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