Indicator taxa of benthic diatom communities: A case study in Mediterranean streams

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Tornes E ^a   Cambra, J ^b   Goma J ^b   Leira, M ^c   Ortiz, R ^b   Sabater, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diatom communities; Indicator species; Multivariate analysis; Regional pattern; Rivers

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; HABITAT QUALITY; HETEROGENEITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGIONAL PATTERN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PYRENEES; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 34047274801     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/2007023     Document Type: Article

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