Taxonomic richness of stream benthic algae: Effects of flood disturbance and nutrients

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1175-1186

  Biggs, Barry J F ^a   Smith, Robert A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHOS; FLOOD; NUTRIENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM;

NEW ZEALAND;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036070426     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2002.47.4.1175     Document Type: Article

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