Benthic diatoms in western european streams with altitudes above 800 m: Characterisation of the main assemblages and correspondence with ecoregions

Diatom Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 147-188

  Rimet, F ^a   Goma J ^b   Cambra, J ^b   Bertuzzi, E ^c   Cantonati, M ^c   Cappelletti, C ^d   Ciutti, F ^d   Cordonier, A ^e   Coste, M ^f   Delmas, F ^f   Tison, J ^f   Tudesque, L ^g   Vidal, H ^h   Ector, L ⁱ  

^a Direction Régionale de l'Environnement Lorraine   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^d RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^e DIAE   (Switzerland)

^f CEMAGREF   (France)

^g CNRS   (France)

^h Service de protection maternelle et infantile   (France)

ⁱ Public Research Center   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; RIVER POLLUTION; STREAM;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ITALY; MASSIF CENTRAL; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PYRENEES; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; SWITZERLAND; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERN HIGHLANDS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 34249712010     PISSN: 0269249X     EISSN: 21598347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.2007.9705702     Document Type: Article

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