Drought refuges affect algal recolonization in intermittent streams

River Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 753-763

  Robson, Belinda J ^a   Matthews, Ty G ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic microalgae; Biofilm; Environmental flows; Intermittency

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; DROUGHT; EPHEMERAL STREAM; LOW FLOW; MICROALGA; RECOLONIZATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GRAMPIANS NATIONAL PARK; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WORLD;

ALGAE; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; VICTORIA;

EID: 10944238653     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.789     Document Type: Article

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