Spatial and seasonal patterns of periphyton biomass and productivity in the northern Everglades, Florida, U.S.A

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 362, Issue , 1997, Pages 185-208

  McCormick, Paul V ^a   Robert, B E ^a   Backus, John G ^a   Kennedy, William C ^a  

^a EVERGLADES DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Biomass; Eutrophication; Everglades; Nutrient cycling; Periphyton; Phosphorus; Primary productivity; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PERIPHYTON; PRODUCTIVITY; SEASONAL PATTERN; SPATIAL PATTERN;

USA, FLORIDA, EVERGLADES;

AMPHORA LINEOLATA; CHROOCOCCUS TURGIDUS; CLADIUM JAMAICENSE; ELEOCHARIS CELLULOSA; MASTOGLOIA SMITHII; OSCILLATORIA PRINCEPS; SCYTONEMA HOFFMANNII; SCYTONEMA HOFMANNII; SPIROGYRA; TYPHA DOMINGENSIS;

EID: 0031391007     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003146920533     Document Type: Article

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