Dynamics of phytoplankton detritus in a
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Jerko H. Otten; Herman J. Gons; Machteld Rijkeboer
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Article
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1992
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Springer
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English
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A study was made of the mortality and aerobic decomposition of light-and phosphorus-limited cultures of Oscillatoria limnetica, a dominant phytoplankton species in shallow, eutrophic Lake Loosdrecht (The Netherlands). When placed in the dark at 20 "C, most cells died and lysed within twelve days. Th