Phytoplankton configuration in six deep lakes in the peri-Alpine region: Are the key drivers related to eutrophication and climate?

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-193

  Gallina, Nicole ^a   Salmaso, Nico ^b   Morabito, Giuseppe ^c   Beniston, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Global warming; Lake effect; Morpho functional groups; Phosphorus loads; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEEP WATER; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84878564713     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-013-9433-4     Document Type: Article

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