Distribution of benthic diatom assemblages in Tasmanian highland lakes and their possible use as indicators of environmental changes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 493-508

  Vyverman, Wim ^a,b   Vyverman, Ruth ^a   Rajendran, Vijaya S ^a   Tyler, Peter ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

BIOINDICATOR; CALCIUM; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; PALAEOLIMNOLOGY; PH;

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA;

EID: 0029662407     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f95-220     Document Type: Article

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