Information length: Spatial and temporal parameters among stream bacterial assemblages

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 347-357

  McArthur, J Vaun ^a   Tuckfield, R Cary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Colonization distance; Energy load; Information length; Information spiraling concept; Lotic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030980862     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468023     Document Type: Article

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