The water quality of Kingston Harbour: Evaluating the use of the planktonic community and traditional water quality indices

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 14-15, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 357-374

  Webber, Dale F ^a   Webber, Mona K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Jamaica; Plankton; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012272807     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757549808037614     Document Type: Article

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