Monitoring water quality using benthic macroinvertebrates and physicochemical parameters of Behzat Stream in Turkey

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 709-717

  Duran, M ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behzat Stream; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Biotic index; Monitoring; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751020825     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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