Epiphytic algae and macroinvertebrates on submerged and floating-leaved macrophytes in an Italian lake

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 725-740

  Cattaneo, Antonella ^a   Galanti, Gaetano ^b   Gentinetta, Silvia ^b   Romo, Susana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MACROPHYTE; EPIPHYTIC ALGAE; EPIPHYTON; MACROINVERTEBRATE;

ITALY;

CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; NAJAS MARINA; TRAPA NATANS;

EID: 0031803579     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1998.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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