The potential of fish production based on periphyton

AA van Dam, MCM Beveridge, ME Azim… - Reviews in fish biology …, 2002 - Springer
Periphyton is composed of attached plant andanimal organisms embedded in
amucopolysaccharide matrix. This reviewsummarizes research on periphyton-based …

Metal concentrations in stream biofilm and sediments and their potential to explain biofilm microbial community structure

PY Ancion, G Lear, A Dopheide, GD Lewis - Environmental pollution, 2013 - Elsevier
Concentrations of metals associated with sediments have traditionally been analysed to
assess the extent of heavy metal contamination in freshwater environments. Stream biofilms …

Assessing the importance of a self‐generated detachment process in river biofilm models

S Boulêtreau, F Garabétian, S Sauvage… - Freshwater …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Epilithic biofilm biomass was measured for 14 months in two sites, located up‐and
downstream of the city of Toulouse in the Garonne River (south‐west France). Periodical …

[HTML][HTML] Ciliates (Alveolata, Ciliophora) as bioindicators of environmental pressure: A karstic river case

A Kulaš, V Gulin, RM Kepčija, P Žutinić, MS Perić… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ciliates are single celled eukaryotes recognized as key players in the microbial loop of
aquatic ecosystems. The present study was carried out on the Krka River (Croatia), a karst …

Interaction between local hydrodynamics and algal community in epilithic biofilm

M Graba, S Sauvage, FY Moulin, G Urrea, S Sabater… - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
Interactions between epilithic biofilm and local hydrodynamics were investigated in an
experimental flume. Epilithic biofilm from a natural river was grown over a 41-day period in …

Effects of turbulence on growth and metabolism of periphyton in a laboratory flume

M Hondzo, H Wang - Water Resources Research, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of fluid motion on the
growth and metabolism of the freshwater periphyton Spirogyra and Stigeocloniom. The only …

History and performance of the Everglades STA-3/4 periphyton-based stormwater treatment area (PSTA)

MF Zamorano, T Piccone, MJ Chimney, RT James… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) retain phosphorus (P) from
stormwater runoff before it enters the Everglades Protection Area. These large treatment …

Stream Algal Biomass Associations with Environmental Variables in a Temperate Rainforest

EK Toskey, SM Bollens, G Rollwagen-Bollens… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
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 …

A conceptual model for the blooming behavior and persistence of the benthic mat‐forming diatomDidymosphenia geminata in oligotrophic streams

JDS Cullis, CA Gillis, ML Bothwell… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The benthic, mat‐forming diatomDidymosphenia geminata has the unique ability to produce
large amounts of algal biomass under oligotrophic conditions in cold, fast flowing streams …

Phosphate limitation influences the sensitivity to copper in periphytic algae

H Guasch, E Navarro, A Serra, S Sabater - Freshwater biology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
To assess the influence of nutrient limitation on copper toxicity, periphitic communities from
an oligotrophic stream were exposed to copper for six to 12 days with and without the supply …