Diatom metrics for monitoring eutrophication in rivers of the United States

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-70

  Potapova, Marina ^a   Charles, Donald F ^a  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Indicator species; Monitoring; NAWQA; Nutrients; Regionalization; Rivers

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; EUTROPHICATION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

DIATOMS; INDICATOR SPECIES; NAWQA; NUTRIENTS; REGIONALIZATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RIVER WATER; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 33750732993     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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