Algal growth responses to waters of contrasting tributaries of the river Dee, north-east Scotland

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2471-2479

  Twist, H ^a,b   Edwards, A C ^a   Codd, G A ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Bioassay; Biomonitor; Immobilised; Scenedesmus subspicatus

Indexed keywords

ALGAE CONTROL; BIOASSAY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NITROGEN; PH; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; STANDARDIZATION;

BIOMONITOR; SCENEDESMUS SUBSPICATUS;

WATER QUALITY;

ALGINIC ACID; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ALGAL CULTURE; BIOINDICATOR; RIVER WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; PH; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

DEE RIVER; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGAE; DESMODESMUS SUBSPICATUS; SCENEDESMUS;

EID: 0032146699     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00450-8     Document Type: Article

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