Diatom diversity in chronically versus episodically acidified adirondack streams

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 594-608

  Passy, Sophia I ^a   Ciugulea, Ionel ^b   Lawrence, Gregory B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Diversity; Episodic acidification; Periphyton; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ALGAE; BIODIVERSITY; PH EFFECTS; WATER QUALITY;

ACIDIFICATION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; PERIPHYTON; PH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EPIPHYTON; EUNOTIA EXIGUA;

EID: 33846097336     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: 15222632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200610913     Document Type: Article

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