Spatial variability of chlorophyll-a and abiotic variables in a river-floodplain system during different hydrological phases

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 717, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-63

  Mayora, Gisela ^a   Devercelli, Melina ^a,b   Giri, Federico ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LIMNOLOGÍA CONICET UNL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Hydrological fluctuations; Large floodplain river; Phytoplanktonic chlorophyll a; Spatial heterogeneity homogeneity

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLOOD; FLOODPLAIN; HETEROGENEITY; PH; PHOSPHORUS; SEASON; TURBIDITY; WATER LEVEL;

PARANA RIVER;

EID: 84883298700     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-013-1566-x     Document Type: Article

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