Contrasting long-term trends and shifts in phytoplankton dynamics in two large rivers

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 287-299

  Hardenbicker, Paulin ^a   Rolinski, Susanne ^b   Weitere, Markus ^c   Fischer, Helmut ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

^b POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Discharge; Eutrophication; Large rivers; Long term

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLIMATE CHANGE; EUTROPHICATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ELBE RIVER; RHINE RIVER;

EID: 84906048305     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: 15222632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.201301680     Document Type: Article

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