Effects of small-scale environmental variation on metaphyton condition and community composition

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1884-1895

  Saunders, Lynnette L ^a   Kilham, Susan S ^a   Winfield Fairchild, G ^b   Verb, Robert ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autotrophic index; C, N, P ratios; Light nutrient hypothesis; Metaphyton; Pithophora

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COCCONEIS; FRAGILARIA; GOMPHONEMA; PITHOPHORA;

EID: 84864144585     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02851.x     Document Type: Article

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