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Language(s):
eng - English
Dates:
2004-05-04
Publication Status:
Accepted / In Press
Pages:
146 Bl.
Publishing info:
Kiel : Christian-Albrechts-Universität
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 General introduction 5
Chapter 2 Seasonality and diversity patterns of freshwater and marine microphytobenthic communities 12
2.1 Introduction 13
2.2 Material & Methods 14
2.3 Results 18
2.4 Discussion 28
Chapter 3 ‘Spectral fingerprinting’ for specific algal groups on sediments in situ: a new sensor 37
3.1 Introduction 38
3.2 Material & Methods 39
3.3 Results 44
3.4 Discussion 50
Chapter 4 Microcosm experiments on grazing efficiency and selectivity of the freshwater hydrobiid snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum preying upon microphytobenthic assemblages. 53
4.1 Introduction 54
4.2 Material & Methods 55
4.3 Results 57
4.4 Discussion 61
Chapter 5 Factors influencing microphytobenthos community structures beneath macrophyte beds- a marine and freshwater mesocosm study. 66
5.1 Introduction 67
5.2 Material & Methods 68
5.3 Results 72
5.4 Discussion 83
Chapter 6 Selectivity and competitive interactions between two benthic invertebrate grazers (Asellus aquaticus and Potamopyrgus antipodarum)- an experimental study using 13C- and 15N-labelled diatoms. 101
6.1 Introduction 102
6.2 Material & Methods 103
6.3 Results 105
6.4 Discussion 111
Chapter 7 General Discussion 117
Chapter 8 Summary 125
Chapter 9 Reference list 128
Rev. Type:
-
Degree:
PhD
