Effects of agriculture on the abundance and community structure of epilithic algae in mountain streams of subtropical Taiwan

Botanical Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-87

  Yu, Shu Fen ^a   Lin, Hsing Juh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Achnanthidium; Current velocity; Diatoms; Grazer density; No 2+no3; Wuling

Indexed keywords

ACHNANTHIDIUM; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 67549146544     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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