Influence of the vertical structure of macrophyte stands on epiphyte community metabolism

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1014-1026

  Vis, Chantal ^a,b   Hudon, Christiane ^b   Carignan, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EPIPHYTE; LABORATORY METHOD; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MACROPHYTE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN;

CANADA; LAC SAINT-PIERRE; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

EID: 33745614879     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-021     Document Type: Article

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