Variable discharge alters habitat suitability for benthic algae and cyanobacteria in a forested mediterranean stream

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 441-450

  Torńs, Elisabet ^a   Sabater, Sergi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biovolume; Chlorophyll a; Multivariate analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHOS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT QUALITY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STREAMFLOW; TOLERANCE;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 77951833170     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09095     Document Type: Article

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