Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4400346 | Limnologica - Ecology and Management of Inland Waters | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
To analyse the existence of interactive competition between phytoplankton and periphyton, we studied their photosynthesis–irradiance (P–E) response during one year in a humic lagoon. Lake production was dominated by phytoplankton, which followed seasonal changes in temperature. Periphyton primary production and algae biomass increased in winter, when phytoplankton biomass and production were lower. In this study we show that even in conditions of phytoplankton dominance, the habitat coupling between phytoplankton and periphyton can still be noticed.
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Authors
Patricia Rodríguez, Haydée Pizarro,