An Assessment of the MTR Aquatic Plant Bioindication System for Determining the Trophic Status of Polish Rivers

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 421-427

  Szoszkiewicz, K ^a   Karolewicz, K ^a   Lawniczak A ^a   Dawson, F H ^b  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b Winfrith Technology Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioindication; Macrophytes; Mean Trophic Rank; Monitoring; Water assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347370507     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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