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Benthic diatom community dynamics in the Colorado River: Interactive effects of periodic dessication and current regime

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Title Benthic diatom community dynamics in the Colorado River: Interactive effects of periodic dessication and current regime
Creator Peterson, Christopher Gerard
Description The response to periodic desiccation of periphyton communities developed in eddy environments or in areas exposed to variable, direct current was examined. Algal communities were incubated on clay tiles for between 2 and 12 weeks in the Colorado River, directly below Hoover Dam from October, 1983 - January, 1984. Mean daily discharge from the dam decreased over this period. To assess the influence of these discharge changes on community dynamics, samples collected over the first 12 weeks of...
Date 1984-12-01T08:00:00Z
Type thesis
Format application/pdf
Identifier https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/water_pubs/9 https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/context/water_pubs/article/1014/viewcontent/CGPetersonDiatomColoradoRiver_12_1984.pdf
Source Publications (WR)
Language English
Publisher Digital Scholarship@UNLV
Subject Algae Diatom community Colorado River Hoover Dam Periphyton communities Bacteriology Biology Botany Environmental Sciences Fresh Water Studies Plant Biology Plant Sciences Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology

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