Vertical distribution of periphytic diatoms in the karstic Zrmanja River (Croatia)

Acta Botanica Croatica

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-236

  Caput, Katarina ^a   Burić, Zrinka ^a   Olujić, Goran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Artificial substrate; Croatia; Diatoms; Karstic river; Periphyton; Plexiglass; Taxonomic composition; Vertical distribution; Zrmanja

Indexed keywords

ACHNANTHES; BACILLARIOPHYTA; FRAGILARIA;

EID: 28044432300     PISSN: 03650588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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