Assessing changes in phosphorus concentrations in relation to in-stream plant ecology in lowland permeable catchments: Bringing ecosystem functioning into water quality monitoring

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 641-655

  Jarvie, Helen P ^a   Neal, Colin ^a   Williams, Richard J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalk Stream; Epiphyte; Kennet; Macrophyte; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Ranunculus; Sewage effluent; Thames

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; EPIPHYTE; MACROPHYTE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER WATER; SEWAGE OUTFALL; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; THAMES RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS;

EID: 4344717225     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WAFO.0000028384.30561.36     Document Type: Article

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