Recommendations for the collection, preparation and enumeration of diatoms from riverine habitats for water quality monitoring in South Africa

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-75

  Taylor, Jonathan C ^a   De La Rey, P Arno ^a   Van Rensburg, Leon ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Archiving; Biomonitoring; Diatom based indices; Diatoms; Enumeration; Preparation; Sampling; Water quality assessment

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 24144503758     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085910509503836     Document Type: Article

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