Biological monitoring of eutrophication in rivers

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 384, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 55-67

  Kelly, Martyn G ^a   Whitton, Brian A ^b  

^a Bowburn Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Benthic; Eutrophication; Monitoring; Phosphate; Phytoplankton; River nitrate

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; METHODOLOGY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; RIVER;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0032451884     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003400910730     Document Type: Article

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