Diatoms (bacillariophyta) in phototrophic biofilms colonising an italian wastewater treatment plant

Diatom Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 241-255

  Congestri, Roberta ^a   Cox, Eileen J ^b   Cavacini, Paolo ^c   Albertano, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial substrata; Correspondence analysis; Diatoms; Phototrophic biofilms; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DIATOM; WATER TREATMENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA; ROME; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; RAPHIDAE;

EID: 27744534845     PISSN: 0269249X     EISSN: 21598347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.2005.9705634     Document Type: Article

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