Measuring in-stream productivity: The potential of continuous chlorophyll and dissolved oxygen monitoring for assessing the ecological status of surface waters

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 191-198

  Jarvie, H P ^a   Love, A J ^b   Williams, R J ^a   Neal, C ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Dissolved oxygen; Photosynthesis; Phytoplankton; Productivity; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOLOGY; FLUOROMETERS; METHANOL; MONITORING; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ECOLOGICAL STATUS;

SURFACE WATERS;

CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESPIRATION; STREAMWATER;

AERATION; ALGA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROMETRY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANKTON; PRODUCTIVITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STREAM (RIVER); WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

ALGAE;

EID: 0345827909     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0573     Document Type: Conference Paper

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