Examination of endopelic and epilithic algal community structure employing scanning electron microscopy

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 821-828

  Greenwood, J L ^a,d   Clason, T A ^a,b   Lowe, R L ^a   Belanger, S E ^c  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ORIENTATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

GYROSIGMA ATTENUATUM; MELOSIRA VARIANS; NITZSCHIA DISSIPATA;

EID: 0032792854     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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