Links between ecotoxicology, biomonitoring and water chemistry in the integration of water quality into environmental flow assessments

River Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 483-493

  Scherman, P A ^a   Muller, W J ^a   Palmer, C G ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Breede River; Ecological reserve; Environmental flow assessments; Site specific; Toxicology; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; RIVER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0242380831     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.751     Document Type: Article

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