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Phytoplankton community and environmental factors have been investigated in the eutrophic and shallow Lake Arresø in Denmark.
The lake was completely mixed, except when ice-covered. Nitrogen and phosphorus were never primarily limiting phytoplankton growth and nitrogen-fixation was of minor importance.
Phytoplankton community comprised mainly of chloroccocal green algae. Various possible reasons why chlorococcal green algae are so successful in this lake are discussed.
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Olrik, K. Succession of phytoplankton in response to environmental factors in Lake Arresø, North Zealand, Denmark. Schweiz. Z. Hydrologie 43, 6–19 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02502469
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