Towards a representative periphytic diatom sample

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 399-407

  Fisher, J ^a   Dunbar, M J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatom; Diatom indices; Monitoring; Pang; Periphyton; River; Trophic diatom index

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; NESTEDNESS; PERIPHYTON; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER POLLUTION; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE; TROPHIC STATUS; WATER QUALITY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 33846348925     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-11-399-2007     Document Type: Article

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