Multivariate analysis of the dominant and sub-dominant epipelic diatoms and water quality data from South African rivers

Water SA

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 653-658

  Garcia Rodriguez F ^a   Bate, G C ^a   Smailes, P ^a   Adams, J B ^a   Metzeltin, D ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Diatoms; Phosphate; Rivers; South Africa; Total dissolved solids

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; PHOSPHATES; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIUM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

DATA ACQUISITION; PHOSPHATES; RIVERS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; METROPOLITAN AREA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RIVER WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; DURBAN; EASTERN CAPE; GAMTOOS RIVER; GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; KWAZULU-NATAL; OLIFANTS RIVER; ORANGE RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SWARTKOPS RIVER;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 36049048249     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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