Effects of ambient ultraviolet radiation on littoral periphyton: Biomass accrual and taxon-specific responses

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-37

  Francoeur, Steven N ^a   Lowe, Rex L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DIATOM; PERIPHYTON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACHNANTHIDIUM MINUTISSIMUM; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYCLOTELLA COMENSIS; EPITHEMIACEAE; FRAGILARIA RADIANS; SYNEDRA RADIANS; SYNEDRA ULNA;

EID: 0031946262     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1998.9663588     Document Type: Article

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