Development of a biotic index using the correlation of protozoan communities with chemical water quality

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 777-792

  Jiang, Jian Guo ^a   Shen, Yun Fen ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biotic index; Correlation analysis; CPV; SPV; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; PROTOZOAN; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HAN RIVER; HUBEI;

PROTOZOA; SWINEPOX VIRUS (STRAIN KASZA);

EID: 0347506392     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2003.9517208     Document Type: Article

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