Comparing diatom species, genera and size in biomonitoring: A case study from streams in the Laurentians (Québec, Canada)

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 325-340

  Wunsam, Sybille ^a,b   Cattaneo, Antonella ^a   Bourassa, Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Canada; Diatoms; Size distribution; Streams

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; STREAM;

CANADA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036187047     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2002.00809.x     Document Type: Article

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