Periphyton biomass and community composition in rivers of different nutrient status

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 560-569

  Chetelat J ^a   Pick, F R ^a   Morin, A ^a   Hamilton, P B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FLOW VELOCITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERIPHYTON;

CANADA; ONTARIO; QUEBEC;

EID: 0032797792     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-197     Document Type: Article

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