Benthic diatoms as indicators of stream sediment concentration in Hong Kong

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 412-421

  Dickman, Michael David ^a   Peart, Mervyn Richard ^b   Wyss, Wai Shu Yim ^b  

^a Calla Environmental Consulting   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

A new diatom index; Motile and attached diatoms; Suspended solids

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; DIATOM; NUTRIENT; PH; SALINITY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 23944522264     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200410806     Document Type: Article

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