Flow pulses shape periphyton differently according to local light and nutrient conditions in experimental lowland streams

• Published in: Freshwater biology Vol. 67; no. 7; pp. 1272 - 1286
• Main Authors: Calvo, Clementina, Pacheco, Juan Pablo, Aznarez, Celina, Jeppesen, Erik, Baattrup‐Pedersen, Annette, Meerhoff, Mariana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2022
• Subjects: Access control; Algae; Aquatic plants; Availability; Bacillariophyceae; Base flow; Biomass; Chlorophyll; Chlorophyll a; Climate change; Community composition; Community structure; Composition; Diatoms; discharge; disturbance; Dominance; ecosystems; Enrichment; Environmental conditions; eutrophication; extreme streamflow events; Extreme weather; Flumes; Light; limnology; Mineral nutrients; Nutrient availability; Nutrient enrichment; Nutrients; Periphyton; Rivers; Streams; Substrates; Taxonomy; Trophic state

Streams generally are affected by multiple stressors acting at different timescales. Periphyton, often the most important primary producer in these ecosystems, may respond to short‐term impacts as well as to different long‐term environmental conditions with potentially various changes in community s...