Periphyton of Freshwater Ecosystems Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Periphyton of Freshwater Ecosystems held in Växjö, Sweden, 14–17 September 1982

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wetzel, R.G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1983, 1983
Edition:1st ed. 1983
Series:Developments in Hydrobiology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Opening speech
  • Opening remarks
  • I. Dynamics of Periphytic Communities
  • 1. Dynamics of periphytic communities
  • 2. Seasonal changes in the taxonomic composition of epiphytic algal communities in Lake Wingra, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
  • 3. A comparison of the periphytic communities in two sections of the Danube River
  • 4. Phytosociological associations of algal periphyton
  • 5. Development and dynamics of floating clusters of filamentous algae
  • 6. A comparison of the periphyton of Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba. The distribution of diatoms on the undersides of floating leaves
  • 7. Structural investigations of periphytic protozoan communities in three layers of the Danube River. I. The question of stratification
  • 8. Structural investigations of periphytic protozoan communities in three layers of the Danube River. II. The course of colonization
  • 9. Seasonal changes in diatom-structure of periphyton from two localities in Lake Maarsseveen: community indices
  • 37. The utilization of periphyton in waterworks pre-treatment for nutrient removal from enriched influents
  • 38. Nutrient removal by epiphytic microorganisms of Phragmites communis
  • 39. Effects of agricultural wastewater on benthic algae in ditches in the Netherlands
  • 40. Attached and suspended bacterial populations in shallow running waters under different levels of pollution
  • 41. A study of the periphyton of Lake Saimaa, polluted by waste waters of the pulp industry. A method for water pollution control analysis
  • Concluding remarks
  • Recommendations for future research on periphyton
  • 19. Dynamics of epiphytic communities on Equisetum fluviatile L.: Response to short-term variation in environmental conditions
  • III. Productivity and Utilization of Periphyton
  • 20. Littoral zone production of oligotrophic lakes: The contributions of phytoplankton and periphyton
  • 21. Biomass and production of periphyton attached to dead reed stems in Lake Maarsseveen
  • 22. Seasonal changes in organic matter and dark oxygen uptake of epiphyton and epipelon in relation to seston deposition in Lake Vechten (The Netherlands)
  • 23. Studies on periphyton community dynamics of acidic streams using track autoradiography
  • 24. A geomorphic approach for examining the role of periphyton in large watersheds
  • 25. Adaptations to benthic freshwater herbivory
  • IV. Periphyton/Substrata Interactions
  • 26. Attached algal-substrata interactions: fact or myth, and when and how?
  • 27. An investigation of macrophyte, epiphyte and grazer interactions
  • 28. Potential effect of Myriophyllum spicatum on the primary production of phytoplankton
  • 29. Exchange of phosphorus between water, macrophytes and epiphytic periphyton in the littoral zone of Mikolajskie Lake, Poland
  • V. Methodology
  • 30. Methodology: the key to understanding periphyton
  • 31. A light and dark trough methodology for measuring rates of lotic periphyton settlement and net growth. An evaluation through intersite comparison
  • 32. The application of a nuclear track autoradiographic technique to the study of periphyton photosynthesis
  • 33. A method for measuring the dehydrogenase activity of river periphyton
  • 34. Artificial substrata for reducing periphytic variability on replicated samples
  • 35. A rapid extraction technique for photosynthetic pigments and ATP from periphyton communities
  • 36. Periphyton pigment analyses using paper chromatography
  • VI. Periphyton and Pollution
  • II. Parameters Influencing Growth of Periphyton
  • 10. Physical and chemical parameters regulating growth of periphytic communities
  • 11. Photosynthesis-irradiance relationships of epilithic algae measured in the laboratory and in situ
  • 12. Selective light attenuation by the periphyton complex
  • 13. Influence of current velocity on periphyton distribution
  • 14. Nitrogen fixation in periphyton of oligotrophic Lake Tahoe
  • 15. Direct examination of growing filaments to determine phosphate growth kinetics in Cladophora glomerata (L.) Kütz. and Stigeoclonium tenue (Agardh) Kütz
  • 16. Development of nuisance periphytic algae in laboratory streams in relation to enrichment and velocity
  • 17. Factors regulating the spatial and temporal distribution of Cladophora and Ulothrix in the Laurentian Great Lakes
  • 18. Uptake andaccumulation of some nutrient elements in relation to the biomass of an epilithic community