Tidal and longitudinal variation of faecal indicator bacteria in an estuarine creek in south-east Queensland, Australia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 881-891

  Mill, A ^a   Schlacher, T ^a   Katouli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Faecal indicator bacteria; Tidal variation; Water quality parameters

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; TIDES; WATER QUALITY;

FAECAL CONTAMINATION; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; TIDAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

BACTERIA;

ABUNDANCE; CHLOROPHYLL A; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FECAL COLIFORM; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER QUALITY;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUEENSLAND; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MOVEMENTS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; ELIMBAH CREEK; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 33747886760     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.11.018     Document Type: Article

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