Basin-scale control on the phytoplankton biomass in Lake Victoria, Africa.

The relative bio-optical variability within Lake Victoria was analyzed through the spatio-temporal decomposition of a 1997-2004 dataset of remotely-sensed reflectance ratios in the visible spectral range. Results show a regular seasonal pattern with a phase shift (around 2 months) between the south...

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Main Authors: Andrés Cózar, Miguel Bruno, Nadia Bergamino, Bárbara Ubeda, Luca Bracchini, Arduino M Dattilo, Steven A Loiselle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3253787?pdf=render