Seasonal abundance, community composition, and silica content of diatoms epiphytic on Cladophora glomerata

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-205

  Malkin, Sairah Y ^a   Sorichetti, Ryan J ^a   Wiklund, Johan A ^a   Hecky, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthos; Cladophora; Diatom; Epiphyte; Periphyton; Silica

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CLADOPHORA; DIATOM; EPIPHYTE; PERIPHYTON;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SILICON;

SILICA;

ABUNDANCE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIVALVE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; EPIPHYTE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROALGA; PERIPHYTON; SENESCENCE; SILICA;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CLADOPHORA; CLADOPHORA GLOMERATA; COCCONEIS PEDICULUS; DREISSENIDAE; EPIPHYTON; PEDICULUS;

EID: 67349160990     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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