Effects of water level fluctuations on phytoplankton in a Changjiang River floodplain lake (Poyang Lake): Implications for dam operations

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 770-779

  Liu, Xia ^a   Qian, Kuimei ^a   Chen, Yuwei ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Changjiang River basin; Dam construction; Floodplain lake; Hydrology; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); BIOMASS; FLOODS; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW VELOCITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE; WATER LEVELS;

ASSEMBLAGE STRUCTURE; CHANGJIANG RIVER BASIN; DAM CONSTRUCTION; FLOODPLAIN LAKES; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY; WATER-LEVEL FLUCTUATION;

WATER RESOURCES;

BIOMASS; CYANOBACTERIUM; DAM CONSTRUCTION; FLOODPLAIN; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HYDROLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER LEVEL;

CHINA; YANGTZE RIVER;

AULACOSEIRA GRANULATA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CRYPTOMONAS; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 84940450459     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2015.06.008     Document Type: Article

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