Effects of light and substrate on the benthic diatoms in an oligotrophic lake: A comparison between natural and artificial substrates

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1166-1177

  Yang, Hong ^a,b   Flower, Roger J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic diatoms; Light; Motile epipelic diatom; Oligotrophic lake; Substrate

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84867201630     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01201.x     Document Type: Article

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