Effects of natural banks of free-floating plants on zooplankton community in a shallow subtropical lake in Southern Brazil

The aim of this study was to test the effects of natural free-floating plants on zooplankton distribution in a shallow subtropical lake. First, the hypothesis that free-floating plants have an effect on physico-chemicals, leading to a decrease on nutrient availability and influencing the phytoplankt...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Gazulha, Mônica Montú, David da Motta Marques, Claúdia Costa Bonecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2011-08-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132011000400014