Diatom-based TP and TN inference models and indices for monitoring nutrient enrichment of New Jersey streams

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-93

  Ponader, Karin C ^a   Charles, Donald F ^a   Belton, Thomas J ^b  

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

^b NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Index; Inference model; Nutrients; Streams; USA

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONDITION MONITORING; ECOLOGY; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DIATOMS; INFERENCE MODEL; NUTRIENTS; STREAMS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

BIOMONITORING; DIATOM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; STREAM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 33750810911     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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