Changes in atrazine toxicity throughout succession of stream periphyton communities

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-146

  Guasch, Helena ^a   Muñoz, Isabel ^a   Rosés, Núria ^a   Sabater, Sergi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrazine toxicity; Periphyton; Stream; Succession

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030796524     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007970211549     Document Type: Article

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