Benthic diatom communities along pH and TP gradients in Hungarian and Swedish streams

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-117

  Kovács, Csilla ^a   Kahlert, Maria ^b   Padisák, Judit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Ecotypes; pH; Streams; TP; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MONITORING; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PH; PHOSPHORUS; STREAMWATER;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 33747623071     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-006-9080-4     Document Type: Article

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