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Methodology: the key to understanding periphyton

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Periphyton of Freshwater Ecosystems

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 17))

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The present status of the development of methodology for periphyton research is reviewed with emphasis on needs for current and future research directions. Sampling procedures and methods of assessing the dynamics of biomass changes and population and community productivity are evaluated. The importance of future methodological improvements is stressed as a basis for quantitative determination of the interactions among periphytic components and regulating environmental parameters.

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Robinson, G.G.C. (1983). Methodology: the key to understanding periphyton. In: Wetzel, R.G. (eds) Periphyton of Freshwater Ecosystems. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7293-3_32

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