Photo-acclimation response of benthic stream algae across experimentally manipulated light gradients: A comparison of growth rates and net primary productivity

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 560-567

  Rier, Steven T ^a,c,d   Stevenson, R Jan ^b,c,d   LaLiberte, Gina D ^d,e  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Growth rates; Light; Net primary productivity; Periphyton; Stream algae

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHOS; BIOFILM; CLAY; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT EFFECT; PERIPHYTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 33744488009     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00225.x     Document Type: Article

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