Distribution of epilithic diatoms in response to environmental conditions in an urban tropical stream, Central Kenya

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3267-3293

  Ndiritu, George G ^a,c   Gichuki, Nathan N ^b   Triest, Ludwig ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Epilithic diatoms; Monitoring; Substrates; Trophic indices; Tropical stream; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMONITORING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ORDINATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; STANDARDIZATION; STREAM; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACHNANTHES MINUTISSIMA; ANOMOEONEIS; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BRACHYSIRA; CYMBELLA; EOLIMNA SUBMINUSCULA; FRAGILARIA; GOMPHONEMA; GOMPHONEMA ANGUSTATUM; GOMPHONEMA PARVULUM; NAVICULA CRYPTOCEPHALA; NITZSCHIA LINEARIS; NITZSCHIA PALEA;

EID: 33750692021     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-0600-3     Document Type: Article

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