Macrophyte functional variables versus species assemblages as predictors of trophic status in flowing waters

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 415, Issue , 1999, Pages 131-138

  Ali, M M ^a   Murphy, K J ^b   Abernethy, V J ^b  

^a ASWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Eutrophication; Irrigation channels; Modelling; Phosphate; Rivers

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MACROPHYTE; RIVER; TROPHIC STATUS;

EID: 0033571919     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003833419359     Document Type: Conference Paper

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