The seasonal accrual and loss of benthic algae (Spirogyra) in the Daly River, an oligotrophic river in tropical Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 317-327

  Townsend, Simon A ^a   Padovan, Armando V ^a  

^a Department of Infrastructure Planning and Environment ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Grazing; Hydrological disturbance; Macroalgae; Productivity; Shear stress; Sloughing; Water quality

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOBENTHOS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DALY RIVER; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; WORLD;

ALGAE; SPIROGYRA; SPIROGYRA SP.;

EID: 21444447289     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF04079     Document Type: Conference Paper

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