Short-term effects of elevated velocity and sediment abrasion on benthic algal communities

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 561, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-69

  Francoeur, Steven N ^a   Biggs, Barry J F ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomass removal; Biomechanics; Disturbance; Flood; Periphyton; Scour; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; BIOMASS; FOOD PRODUCTS; SCOUR; SEDIMENTS;

BIOMASS REMOVAL; DISTURBANCE; PERIPHYTON; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ALGAE;

ALGAL COMMUNITY; BIOMASS; FLOODING; FLOW VELOCITY; SCOUR; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ALGAE;

EID: 33645360255     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-1604-4     Document Type: Article

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