MeSH definition : A complex mixture of organisms (algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, detritus,
etc.) clinging on the surfaces of plants and other objects projecting from the bottom
sediments of aquatic ecosystems.;
MeSH synonym : Periphytons;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periphyton;
A complex mixture of organisms (algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, detritus,
etc.) clinging on the surfaces of plants and other objects projecting from the bottom
sediments of aquatic ecosystems.
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