Phytoplankton patchiness in Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria: A study using principal component analysis of in situ fluorescent excitation spectra

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 275-291

  Alexander, Ryan ^a   Imberger, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bbe Fluoroprobe; Fluorescence spectra; Multiwavelength fluorometer; Phytoplankton niches; Spatial gradients

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871954133     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12057     Document Type: Article

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