Variance partitioning of deconstructed periphyton communities: Does the use of biological traits matter?

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 722, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 279-290

  Algarte, Vanessa M ^a   Rodrigues, Liliana ^a   Landeiro, Victor L ^b   Siqueira, Tadeu ^c   Bini, Luis Mauricio ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquatic communities; Environmental variables; Floodplain; Metacommunity; Periphyton; pRDA

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOODPLAIN; PERIPHYTON; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

BRAZIL; PARANA RIVER;

ALGAE;

EID: 84888291790     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-013-1711-6     Document Type: Article

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