Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The collection of organisms, such as algae and bacteria, that live on the surface of submerged plants and other underwater objects.
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- noun ecology A mixture of
algae ,cyanobacteria , heterotrophicmicrobes , anddetritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in mostaquatic ecosystems.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Controlled environment platform used in temperature manipulation study of a stream periphyton in the Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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A continuous-flow periphyton bioassay: tests of nutrient limitation in a tundra stream.
Climate change effects on arctic freshwater fish populations 2009
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Controlled environment platform used in temperature manipulation study of a stream periphyton in the Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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Effects of an oil spill on the composition and structure of the periphyton community in Casino Creek and Big Spring Creek near Lewistown, Montana by Loren L Bahls
"Drill (Me), Baby, Drill (Me)" Sex, Drugs, Big Oil Scandal 2008
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Periphyton may grow attached to other plants (ephytic periphyton) or on rocks and other substrate (epibenthic periphyton).
Aquatic plants 2008
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Typically, periphyton is made up of a diatoms, a variety of filamentous algae (including Spirogyra, Anabanea, Oscillatoria, Lyngbya, Pithophora spp), and cyanobacteria.
Aquatic plants 2008
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The three main types of aquatic plants are (1) single-celled phytoplankton, (2) periphyton (algae growing attached to substrates) and (3) multicellular macrophytes.
Aquatic plants 2008
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Shifts in species composition of phytoplankton, periphyton, macroalgae and macrophyte communities
Inorganic nitrogen pollution in aquatic ecosystems~ causes and consequences 2007
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Losses of species diversity in phytoplankton, periphyton, macroalgae and macrophyte communities
Inorganic nitrogen pollution in aquatic ecosystems~ causes and consequences 2007
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They found filamentous algae levels dramatically increased with higher phosphorus levels, while the thickness of periphyton, which are algae attached to rocks, and the amount of aquatic plans declined.
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