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Periphyton communities and their environments in New Zealand rivers

Pages 367-386 | Received 29 Mar 1990, Accepted 11 Jun 1990, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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AlastairM. Suren, BarryJ. F. Biggs, MauriceJ. Duncan, Liz Bergey & Paul Lambert. (2003) Benthic community dynamics during summer low‐flows in two rivers of contrasting enrichment 2. Invertebrates. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 37:1, pages 71-83.
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AlastairM. Suren, BarryJ. F. Biggs, Cathy Kilroy & Liz Bergey. (2003) Benthic community dynamics during summer low‐flows in two rivers of contrasting enrichment 1. Periphyton. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 37:1, pages 53-70.
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AlastairM. Suren. (1996) Bryophyte distribution patterns in relation to macro‐, meso‐, and micro‐scale variables in South Island, New Zealand streams. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 30:4, pages 501-523.
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