Interaction between local hydrodynamics and algal community in epilithic biofilm

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2153-2163

  Graba, Myriam ^a,b,c   Sauvage, Sabine ^a,b   Moulin, Frédéric Y ^d,e   Urrea, Gemma ^f   Sabater, Sergi ^f   Sanchez Pérez, José Miguel ^a,b  

^a GRENOBLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEJAIA   (Algeria)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^e IMFT   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algal composition; Biomass dynamics; Epilithic biofilm; Experimental flume flow; Friction velocity; Turbulent boundary layer

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; SHEAR STRESS; VALUE ENGINEERING; VELOCITY;

BIOMASS DYNAMICS; EPILITHIC BIOFILMS; EXPERIMENTAL FLUME FLOW; FRICTION VELOCITY; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS;

SHEAR FLOW;

ALGAL COMMUNITY; BIOFILM; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIATOM; EPILITHON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW VELOCITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYDRODYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; STREAM; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

ALGA; ALGAL COMMUNITY; ALGAL GROWTH; AMPHORA PEDICULUS; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYMBELLA PROXIMA; DRY MASS; FLOW RATE; FRAGILARIA CAPUCINA; FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; NAVICULA ATOMUS; NAVICULA CAPITATORADIATA; NITZSCHIA FRUSTULUM; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SHEAR STRESS; SURIRELLA ANGUSTA; WATER FLOW;

ALGAE; AMPHORA OVALIS PEDICULUS; CYMBELLA PROXIMA; FRAGILARIA CAPUCINA; NAVICULA ATOMUS; NAVICULA CAPITATORADIATA; NITZSCHIA FRUSTULUM; SURIRELLA ANGUSTA;

EID: 84875579752     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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