Use of community-based indices to monitor eutrophication in European rivers

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-29

  Kelly, Martyn G ^a  

^a Bowburn Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Eutrophication; Macrophytes; Monitoring; Rivers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIATOM; EUROPEAN UNION; EUTROPHICATION; LAW; MONITORING; RIVER; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0031898479     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S037689299800006X     Document Type: Article

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