The influence of downstream changes in water quality on phytoplankton composition in the Vaal River, South Africa

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-16

  Van Vuuren, Sanet Janse ^a   Pieterse, A J H ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Algae; Conductivity; Inorganic nutrients; Multivariate analysis; Redundancy Analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIUM (GENUS); EUGLENIDA;

EID: 24144465922     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085910509503829     Document Type: Article

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