Diatom species composition and ecology of the Animas River Watershed, Colorado, USA

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 510-519

  Sgro, Gerald V ^a   Poole, John B ^b   Johansen, Jeffery R ^a  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Silverton Mountain School   (United States)

Author keywords

Abandoned mine lands; Animas River; Diatoms; Heavy metals pollution; Periphyton; Pollution indicator

Indexed keywords

ACHNANTHIDIUM; ACHNANTHIDIUM MINUTISSIMUM; AULACOSEIRA DISTANS; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DIATOMA HIEMALE; ENCYONEMA SILESIACUM; FRAGILARIA; HANNAEA ARCUS;

EID: 38549119834     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2007)67[510:DSCAEO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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