Spatial and temporal scaling of periphyton growth on walls of estuarine mesocosms

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 155, Issue , 1997, Pages 1-15

  Chen, Chung Chi ^a   Petersen, John E ^a   Kemp, W Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimension effects; Estuarine mesocosm; Light; Nutrients; Periphyton; Phytoplankton; Wall growth; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; MESOCOSM; PERIPHYTON;

EID: 0030885544     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps155001     Document Type: Article

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