Quantifying species indicator values for trophic diatom indices: A comparison of approaches

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 517, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 25-41

  Potapova, Marina G ^a   Charles, Donald F ^a   Ponader, Karin C ^a   Winter, Diane M ^a  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Indicator values; Phosphorus; Rivers; Species response curves; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; EUTROPHICATION; MODAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DIATOMS; UNIMODAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

RIVERS;

BIOINDICATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; PHOSPHORUS; RIVER; WATER QUALITY;

NORTH AMERICA; PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 4043160126     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000027335.73651.ea     Document Type: Article

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