Biofilm Responses to Flow Regulation by Dams in Mediterranean Rivers

River Research and Applications

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1003-1016

  Ponsati L ^a   Acuna V ^a   Aristi, I ^b   Arroita, M ^b   Garcia Berthou E ^c   von Schiller, D ^a   Elosegi, A ^b   Sabater, S ^a,c  

^a CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecosystem functioning; Epilithic biofilm; Hydrology; Photosynthetic efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; BIOTA; CHLOROPHYLL A; DAM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW REGULATION; HYDROLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RIVER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

EBRO RIVER; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

EID: 84944164927     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.2807     Document Type: Article

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