Diatom community structure along environmental and spatial gradients in lakes and streams

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-213

  Soininen, Janne ^a   Weckström, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Lentic; Lotic; NMDS; PCNM; Spatial structure; Unicellular organisms; Variation partitioning

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HABITAT SELECTION; LAKE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

FINLAND;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 77954580790     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2009/0174-0205     Document Type: Article

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