Changes in benthic algal communities following construction of a run-of-river dam

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-79

  Wu, Naicheng ^a,b   Tang, Tao ^a   Zhou, Shuchan ^a,c   Jia, Xinghuan ^a   Li, Daofeng ^a   Liu, Ruiqiu ^a   Cai, Qinghua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BACI; Benthic algal communities; Dam construction; Run of river

Indexed keywords

ALGA; AMMONIA; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; ORDINATION; SILICON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGXI; XIN RIVER;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 61449142515     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/08-047.1     Document Type: Article

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