Comparison of simple and multimetric diatom-based indices for Great Lakes coastline disturbance

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 787-802

  Reavie, Euan D ^a   Kireta, Amy R ^a   Kingston, John C ^a   Sgro, Gerald V ^b   Danz, Nicholas P ^a   Axler, Richard P ^a   Hollenhorst, Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastlines; Diatoms; Eutrophication; Great Lakes; Indices; Metrics; Multimetric; Stressors

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 44349102362     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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