perilithon

English

Noun

perilithon (uncountable)

1. (ecology) A form of periphyton found on submerged rocks
   • 2015 November 12, “When Anthropogenic River Disturbance Decreases Hybridisation between Non-Native and Endemic Cyprinids and Drives an Ecomorphological Displacement towards Juvenile State in Both Species”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In addition, it has been shown that perilithon abundance is negatively correlated with substrate clogging in the Durance particularly in the middle part of the river which is characterized by highly regulated flows (see Fig 5).

Anagrams

• nitrophile