Aquatic macrophytes as biological indicators of environmental conditions of rivers in north-eastern Spain

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 175-182

  Onaindia, M ^a   Amezaga, I ^a   Garbisu, C ^b   Garcia Bikuna B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^c SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aquatic plant; Geomorphology; High trophic state; Mineralization; River; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MACROPHYTE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 26244446594     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn:20054130175     Document Type: Article

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