Diversity of benthic microalgae in response to colonization time and eutrophication

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-236

  Hillebrand, Helmut ^a   Sommer, Ulrich ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic microalgae; Colonization; Diversity; Eutrophication; Periphyton; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COLONIZATION; EUTROPHICATION; MICROALGA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUTROPHICATION; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BALTIC SEA; GERMANY;

EID: 0034035988     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(00)00088-7     Document Type: Article

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