Stream Algal Biomass Associations with Environmental Variables in a Temperate Rainforest
Elsa K. Toskey,
Stephen M. Bollens,
Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens
et al.
Abstract:Benthic algae and autotrophic seston are important bases of stream food webs, and several different environmental factors may influence their biomass. We explored how benthic algae and autotrophic seston biomass (using chlorophyll-a as a proxy for algal biomass) were associated with stream temperature, channel width, canopy cover, stream cardinal orientation, benthic macroinvertebrate functional feeding group abundance, salmonid biomass, and water velocity in 16 small, fish-bearing streams in the temperate rai… Show more
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