The effect of irradiance on the growth of different forms of freshwater diatoms: Implications for succession in attached diatom communities

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 659-661

  Tuji, Akihiro ^a  

^a LAKE BIWA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Functional form analysis; Growth forms; Growth irradiance relation; Microphytobenthos; Periphyton; Succession

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; FRESHWATER; GROWTH RATE; IRRADIANCE; SUCCESSION;

EID: 0033831203     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2000.99212.x     Document Type: Article

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