Effects of shade and nutrient manipulation on periphyton growth in a subtropical stream

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-177

  Mosisch, Thorsten D ^a   Bunn, Stuart E ^a   Davies, Peter M ^b   Marshall, Christopher J ^a  

^a Australian School Environmental Studies   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Chlorophyll a; Nutrients; Periphyton; Shade; Stream

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

GROWTH; NUTRIENT; PERIPHYTON;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PLANT GROWTH;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033043047     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(99)00014-5     Document Type: Article

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