Herbivory, current velocity and algal regrowth: How does periphyton grow when the grazers have gone?

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2114-2123

  Wellnitz, Todd ^a   Leroy Poff, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Baetis; Current velocity; Epeorus; Historical grazing effects; Periphytic removal; Stream herbivory

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; CHLOROPHYLL A; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; MAYFLY; PERIPHYTON; REGROWTH;

ALGAE; BAETIS; BAETIS BICAUDATUS; EPEORUS; EPEORUS LONGIMANUS; EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 33749855793     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01644.x     Document Type: Article

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