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Resource synergy in stream periphyton communities

  1. Walter R. Hill1,*,
  2. Brian J. Roberts2,
  3. Steven N. Francoeur3,
  4. Shari E. Fanta1

Article first published online: 19 JAN 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01785.x

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Journal of Ecology

Journal of Ecology

Volume 99, Issue 2, pages 454–463, March 2011

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Hill, W. R., Roberts, B. J., Francoeur, S. N. and Fanta, S. E. (2011), Resource synergy in stream periphyton communities. Journal of Ecology, 99: 454–463. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01785.x

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  1. 1

    Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61821, USA

  2. 2

    Division of Environmental Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA

  3. 3

    Department of Biology, Center for Aquatic Ecology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, USA

* Correspondence author. E-mail: wrhill@illinois.edu

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 FEB 2011
  2. Article first published online: 19 JAN 2011
  3. Received 25 August 2010; accepted 24 November 2010 Handling Editor: Christer Nilsson

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