Assessment of water quality using epiphytic diatom assemblages on cladophora from the st. lawrence river (canada)

Diatom Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-70

  O’Connell, Jacqueline M ^a   Reavie, Euan D ^a   Smol, John P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; DIATOM; EPIPHYTIC ALGAE; FAECAL COLIFORM; RIVER WATER QUALITY; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA, QUEBEC, ST LAWRENCE RIVER;

ACHNANTHES MINUTISSIMA; CLADOPHORA; COCCONEIS PEDICULUS; GOMPHONEMA MINUTUM; RHOICOSPHENIA ABBREVIATA;

EID: 0031428788     PISSN: 0269249X     EISSN: 21598347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.1997.9705402     Document Type: Article

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