Hydrodynamic control of benthic mats of Didymosphenia geminata at the reach scale

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 902-914

  Cullis, James Duncan Sydney ^a,b   McKnight, Diane Marie ^a   Spaulding, Sarah A ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b AURECON   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL BLOOM; ALGAL MAT; BENTHOS; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLUSHING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYDRODYNAMICS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; STREAMFLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DIDYMOSPHENIA GEMINATA;

EID: 84929902231     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2014-0314     Document Type: Article

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