Benthic algae in episodically acidified Pennsylvania streams

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-208

  MacDougall, Sarah E ^a,b   Carrick, Hunter J ^a   DeWalle, David R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENSR International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUNOTIA EXIGUA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 74749107435     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2008)15[189:BAIEAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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