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periphytic algae

Scope: community ecology
Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Knowledge graph centered on periphytic algae with 38 nodes and 125 connections. Top connected: Bacteria, aquatic insects, Baetis, Trichoptera, space use.

Definition

Algae growing attached to surfaces such as decomposing plant material

Related Terms (3)

algal biomassprimary producersepiphytic algae

Publications (2)

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Characterizing the role of phosphorus availability and periphytic algae in the food choice and performance of detritivorous caddisflies (Trichoptera:Limnephilidae)

2021Freshwater Sciencecentral
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Reach-scale Manipulations show invertebrate grazers depress algal resources in streams

2002Limnology and Oceanographymeasured

Related Concepts (9)

space use

measurement1 shared paper

juvenile growth rate

measurement1 shared paper

digestive efficiency

measurement1 shared paper

detritivore feeding preference

process1 shared paper

trophic cascade

process1 shared paper

foraging ecology

framework1 shared paper

threshold elemental ratios

theory1 shared paper

invertebrate drift

process1 shared paper

per capita interaction strength

metric1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

benthic invertebrates

2 papers

Trichoptera

2 papers

Asellus aquaticus

Asellidae1 paper

Baetis bicaudatus

Baetidae1 paper

benthic algae

1 paper

aquatic insects

1 paper

Carex sp.

1 paper

Manduca sexta

Sphingidae1 paper

Limnephilus externus

Limnephilidae1 paper

Asynarchus nigriculus

Limnephilidae1 paper