Seasonal persistence and stability of diatom communities in rivers: Are there habitat specific differences?

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-160

  Soininen, Janne ^a   Eloranta, Pertti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Habitat; Persistence; Rivers; Seasonality; Stability

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; PERSISTENCE; RIVER; SEASONALITY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; EPILITHON;

EID: 2542430594     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0967026042000201858     Document Type: Article

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