Benthic community dynamics during summer low-flows in two rivers of contrasting enrichment 1. Periphyton

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-70

  Suren, Alastair M ^a   Biggs, Barry J F ^a   Kilroy, Cathy ^a   Bergey, Liz ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community composition; Flow recession; Hydraulics; Low flows; Nutrient status

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; LOW FLOW; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PERIPHYTON;

NEW ZEALAND; OKUKU RIVER; SOUTH ISLAND; WAIPARA RIVER;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0038109794     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2003.9517146     Document Type: Article

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