A prospectus for periphyton: Recent and future ecological research

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 182-206

  Larned, Scott T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Competitive interactions; Hydraulic ecology; Periphyton; Physical disturbance; Resource limitation; Stressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849103403     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/08-063.1     Document Type: Article

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