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The relationship between the trophic state of 21 Sicilian dam reservoirs and their taxonomic community structure of phytoplankton (87 taxa) as well as zooplankton (45 taxa) have been examined by means of cluster analysis performed using annual average biomass values. The phytoplankton community structure was closely connected with the trophic state of the reservoirs, whereas the zooplankton community structure was related to hydrological regimes peculiar to the individual water bodies and not to the trophic state.
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Flores, L.N., Barone, R. (1994). Relationship between trophic state and plankton community structure in 21 Sicilian dam reservoirs. In: Mortensen, E., Jeppesen, E., Søndergaard, M., Nielsen, L.K. (eds) Nutrient Dynamics and Biological Structure in Shallow Freshwater and Brackish Lakes. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 94. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2460-9_17
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