Phytoplankton richness is related to nutrient availability, not to pool size, in a subarctic rock pool system

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 740, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 137-145

  Soininen, Janne ^a   Meier, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Generalized linear models; Moran s correlograms; Nutrient supply; Productivity diversity theory; Species area relationship; Subarctic aquatic ecosystems

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; DISTURBANCE; HETEROGENEITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; ROCK POOL; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84910147898     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-014-1949-7     Document Type: Article

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