THE LITTORAL ZONE ALGAE AND ZOOPLANKTON Attached algal
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THE LITTORAL ZONE ALGAE AND ZOOPLANKTON
Attached algal habitats in a generalized river ecosystem
Algae and bacteria on a sand grain
Diagram of an epiphyte biofilm and nutrient flow within the community
SEM micrographs of periphyton biofilms on Chara
Model of a periphyton community showing relationships between algae and bacteria
Intact biofilm showing clusters of algae and bacteria
Model of interactions between phytoplankton/ bacterioplankton and epiphytic algae & bacteria
Comparison between periphyton habitats relative to surface areas for attachment
Variations in particle size around an obstacle in a stream
As periphyton communities develop, nutrient demand increases but diffusion rates from the water decreases
Seasonal variation in epipelic diatoms and cyanobacteria in two English lakes
Seasonal carbon content of epiphytes on Scirpus subterminalis in Lawrence Lake
Generalized relationship between submerged macrophytes and periphyton
Interactions between the littoral zone and open water in lakes
Spatial variations in periphyton
Primary production of periphyton and phytoplankton
Epipelic algal production in Marion Lake, BC
Periphyton production on emergent and submerged epiphytes
Model of macrophyte, periphyton, and phytoplankton production in a lake
Number of littoral-dominated versus pelagic-dominated lakes on earth
Chydorids in beds of Scirpus subterminalis
Wetzel’s Summary RIVERS RESERVOIRS LAKES WETLANDS Periphyton diversity Low (channel) Moderate (wetlands) Low in epilithic algae High in epiphytic algae Very high Periphyton biomass and production Low in-channel Low Moderate to high in wetlands and backwaters High to very high Very high Herbivory pressures on periphyton Moderate to high Low to moderate Low Littoral zooplankton Low Very low High Relatively low
- Limnetic zone
- Tropical polar
- Intertidal zone neritic zone and oceanic zone
- Source zone transition zone and floodplain zone
- Algal
- Algae definition for class 8
- Is algae singular or plural
- Microalgae
- Algal growth
- The closest algal relatives of land plants are
- Tuna for lunch case study
- Food chain sample
- What secondary consumer eats zooplankton
- Zooplankton
- Phytoplankton zooplankton
- Food webs pictures
- "shearwater"
- Importance of plankton
- Phytoplankton zooplankton
- Carp teeth
- Zooplankton
- Respiratory system zones
- Conductive zone vs respiratory zone
- Water table chart
- Zone of aeration and zone of saturation