The epilithic diatom flora of a pristine and a polluted river in costa rica, central america

Diatom Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 105-142

  Silva Benavides, Ana Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; POLLUTED RIVER; PRISTINE RIVER;

COSTA RICA, RIO GRANDE DE TARCOLES; COSTA RICA, RIO SAVEGRE;

ACHNANTHES MINUTISSIMA; ACHNANTHES RICULA; ACHNANTHES SUBHUDSONIS; COCCONEIS PLACENTULA; CYMBELLA SINUATA; FRAGILARIA PINNATA; FRAGILARIA ULNA; GOMPHONEMA PARVULUM; GOMPHONEMA PUMILUM; GOMPHONEMA RHOMBICUM; NAVICULA CAPITATORADIATA; NAVICULA CRYPTONELLA; NAVICULA GOEPPERTIANA; NAVICULA SCHROETERII ESCAMBIA; NAVICULA SEMINULUM; NITZSCHIA AMPHIBIA; NITZSCHIA CLAUSII; NITZSCHIA FONTICOLA; NITZSCHIA FRUSTULUM; NITZSCHIA INCONSPICUA; NITZSCHIA PALEA; RHOICOSPHENIA ABBREVIATA;

EID: 0030439991     PISSN: 0269249X     EISSN: 21598347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.1996.9705368     Document Type: Article

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