Evaluation of the Trophic Diatom Index for assessing water quality in River Gharasou, western Iran

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 589, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 165-173

  Atazadeh, Islam ^a   Sharifi, Mozafar ^a   Kelly, M G ^b  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Bowburn Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Indicator; Iran; Periphyton; Rivers; TDI; Water Quality

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLOROPHYLL; IRAN; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; PERIPHYTON; SUSPEND SOLIDS;

ALGAE;

ALGA; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUSTACEAN; DIATOM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MONITORING SYSTEM; PERIPHYTON; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 34547121687     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-0736-0     Document Type: Article

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