The macroinvertebrates of a polluted stream in Ghana

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-217

  Thorne, Richard St J ^a   Williams, W Peter ^a   Gordon, Christopher ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; GHANA; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POLLUTION MONITORING; STREAM; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOMONITORING; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; STREAM;

ACCRA; GHANA;

CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 0034029985     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2000.9663738     Document Type: Article

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