Perspective on the use of phototrophs to monitor nutrients in running waters

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 545-549

  Whitton, Brian A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment; Environmental change; Monitoring; Nutrients; Phosphate; Phototroph; River

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT; PHOTOTROPH; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0032762878     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199911/12)9:6<545::AID-AQC385>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Review

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