TERM: Description of glossary term.
Kontext: Ecology
periphyton
A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, microbes and detritus covering submerged surfaces in aquatic ecosystems
Literatur
Miller, Robert Rush. 2005. "Freshwater Fishes of Mexico". University of Chicago Press, Chicago. pp. 1-524 (crc01245)
Synonym: biocover