Main predictors of periphyton species richness depend on adherence strategy and cell size.

Periphytic algae are important components of aquatic ecosystems. However, the factors driving periphyton species richness variation remain largely unexplored. Here, we used data from a subtropical floodplain (Upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil) to quantify the influence of environmental variables...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Majewski Algarte, Tadeu Siqueira, Victor Lemes Landeiro, Liliana Rodrigues, Claudia Costa Bonecker, Luzia Cleide Rodrigues, Natália Fernanda Santana, Sidinei Magela Thomaz, Luis Mauricio Bini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5524394?pdf=render