The influence of substrate heterogeneity on biofilm metabolism in a stream ecosystem

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 412-422

  Cardinale, Bradley J ^a   Palmer, Margaret A ^a   Swan, Christopher M ^a   Brooks, Shane ^a   LeRoy Poff, N ^b  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic variation; Biofilm metabolism; Ecological processes; Ecosystem functioning; Physical habitat simplification; Stream algae; Stream riffles

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; METABOLISM; STREAM;

ALGAE;

EID: 0036162761     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0412:TIOSHO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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