Meta-analysis of lotic nutrient amendment experiments: Detecting and quantifying subtle responses

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 358-368

  Francoeur, S N ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic algae; Biomass; Community ecology; Meta analysis; Nutrient enrichment; Nutrient limitation; Periphyton; Statistical power

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; BIOMASS; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; META-ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT;

ALGAE;

EID: 0034887312     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468034     Document Type: Article

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