Characterization of habitats based on algal periphyton biomass in the upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil Mudanças na biomassa de algas perifíticas na planície de inundação do alto Rio Paraná, Brasil

Considering the relevant role played by the hydrological regime on the structure and functioning of floodplains, this study aims at characterizing different types of aquatic environments according to periphyton biomass and evaluating the influence of the fluviometric levels of the Paraná River and o...

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Main Authors: JA. Leandrini, IA. Fonseca, L. Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2008-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842008000300006