Biomonitoring of organic pollution using periphyton, south branch, canterbury, new zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 263-274

  Biggs, Barry J F ^a  

^a New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomass; Chlorophyll; Effluent; Environmental monitoring; Periphyton; Pollution; Stream ecology; Wastes; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PERIPHYTON;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, CANTERBURY, SOUTH BRANCH;

EID: 0024897268     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1989.9516363     Document Type: Article

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