Characterization of environmental gradients using physico-chemical measurements and diatom densities in Nairobi River, Kenya

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 343-354

  Ndiritu, G G ^a,b   Gichuki, N N ^a   Kaur, P ^b   Triest, L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Artificial and natural substrates; Multiple regression analysis; Nutrients; Urbanisation; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; EOLIMNA SUBMINUSCULA; GOMPHONEMA PARVULUM; NAVICULA; NAVICULA SUBMINUSCULA; NITZSCHIA PALEA; NITZSCHIA UMBONATA; PALEA;

EID: 0142040937     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980301484     Document Type: Conference Paper

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