Structural variations of epiphytic diatom communities on three macrophytes in a regulated river (Durance), in south-east of France

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 297-305

  Comte, K ^a   Cazaubon, A ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Distribution; Epiphytic diatoms; Mediterranean river; Submerged macrophytes

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; EPIPHYTE; MICROHABITAT; NICHE; SUBMERGED VEGETATION;

DURANCE RIVER; FRANCE;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHARA VULGARIS; CLADOPHORA GLOMERATA; EPIPHYTON; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POTAMOGETON; POTAMOGETON DENSUS;

EID: 0036932066     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/2002024     Document Type: Article

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