Microhabitat and plant structure of Batrachospermum (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) populations in four streams of São Paulo State, southeastern Brazil

Phycological Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-45

  Necchi Jr , Orlando ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Batrachospermum; Current velocity microhabitat; Plant structure; Stream

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BATRACHOSPERMALES; BATRACHOSPERMUM; BATRACHOSPERMUM DELICATULUM; BATRACHOSPERMUM MACROSPORUM; CHANTRANSIA; RHODOPHYTA; SIRODOTIA;

EID: 0002505873     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.1997.tb00060.x     Document Type: Article

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