Diatoms as indicators of stream quality in the Kathmandu Valley and Middle Hills of Nepal and India

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2065-2084

  Jüttner, Ingrid ^a,b   Sharma, Subodh ^c   Dahal, Bed Mani ^c   Ormerod, S J ^d   Chimonides, P James ^a   Cox, Eileen J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b Natl Museums and Galleries of Wales ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatom diversity; Himalaya; Monitoring; Streams; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; STREAM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; NEPAL;

ACHNANTHES SUBHUDSONIS; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COCCONEIS PLACENTULA; FRAGILARIA; GOMPHONEMA; INVERTEBRATA; NAVICULA; NAVICULA MINIMA; NITZSCHIA PALEA; PALEA;

EID: 19244382384     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01138.x     Document Type: Article

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