Assessing scales of variability in benthic diatom community structure

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 509-513

  Lavoie, Isabelle ^a   Somers, Keith M ^b   Paterson, Andrew M ^b   Dillon, Peter J ^a,b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Diatoms; Periphyton; Sources of variability; Streams

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PHYTOBENTHOS; STREAM;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 32144456737     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-005-9001-y     Document Type: Article

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