Pilot study on control of phytoplankton by zooplankton coupling with filter-feeding fish in surface water

Hua Ma1, Fuyi Cui, Zhiquan Liu

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, PO Box 2650, Harbin 150090, China. water_mh@163.com

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