Phytobenthos (Diatoms) and water frame directive implementation: The case of two Mediterranean rivers in Greece

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-138

  Ziller, Stephanie ^a   Montesanto, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biological quality; Diatom indices; Diatoms; Mediterranean; Phytobenthos; Water Frame Directive

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; DIATOM; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER QUALITY;

ALPHEUS RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; PELOPONNESE; PINIOS RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE; THESSALY;

ALPHEUS; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 1542321182     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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