Benthic cyanobacterial assemblages as indicators of nutrient enrichment regimes in a Spanish river

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 67-72

  Perona, Elvira ^a   Mateo, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Eutrophication; Principal components analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

CYANOBACTERIUM; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33646243835     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: 1521401X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aheh.200500611     Document Type: Article

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