Periodic flooding restrains local succession of microphytobenthos in floodplain lakes

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-236

  Van Der Grinten, E ^a,b   Admiraal, W ^b   Kraak, M H S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community composition; Connection; Flooding; Floodplain lakes; Microphytobenthos; Periphyton; Sediment; Succession

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONNECTIVITY; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; IRRADIANCE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PERIODICITY; PHYTOBENTHOS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUCCESSION;

EID: 62549108276     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2008/0173-0227     Document Type: Article

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