Effects of nutrients and light on periphyton biomass and nitrogen uptake in Mediterranean streams with contrasting land uses

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 891-906

  Von Schiller, Daniel ^a   Martí, Eugènia ^a   Riera, Joan Lluís ^b   Sabater, Francesc ^b  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Light; N uptake; Nutrients; Periphyton; Streams

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 34247517751     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01742.x     Document Type: Article

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