Effects of pulsed flows on nuisance periphyton growths in rivers: A mesocosm study

River Research and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1320-1330

  Flinders, Camille A ^a,b   Hart, David D ^a,c  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Nuisance algae; Regulated rivers; River restoration

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MESOCOSM; PERIPHYTON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; WATER COLUMN;

ALLEGHANY COUNTY [VIRGINIA]; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CLADOPHORA GLOMERATA; MELOSIRA VARIANS; PLEUROSIRA LAEVIS;

EID: 77951174404     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1244     Document Type: Article

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