Effects of copper on algal communities at different current velocities

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 391-398

  Sabater, Sergi ^a,b   Navarro, Enrique ^b   Guasch, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biomass; Community composition; Copper; Current velocity; Photosynthesis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COPPER; CURRENT VELOCITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TOXICITY;

ACHNANTHES; ACHNANTHIDIUM MINUTISSIMUM; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; STIGEOCLONIUM; STIGEOCLONIUM TENUE;

EID: 0036825681     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022142227394     Document Type: Article

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