Do benthic biologists pay enough attention to aggregates formed in the water column of streams and rivers?

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Wotton, Roger S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Aggregation; Benthic biofilms; Exopolymers; Fecal pellets; Flocs; Suspended biofilms

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BENTHIC FLUX; BENTHOS; BIOFILM; MACROAGGREGATE; MICROAGGREGATE; ORGANIC MATTER; POROSITY; RIVER; STREAM; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 33847615565     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2007)26[1:DBBPEA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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