Periphyton indicate effects of wastewater discharge in the near-coastal zone, Perth (Western Australia)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 331-338

  Cosgrove, Jeffrey ^a,d   Walker, Di ^a   Morrison, Peter ^b   Hillman, Karen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ   (Australia)

^c D A Lord and Associates Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

artificial substrata; eutrophication; periphyton; Perth coastal waters; wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; COASTAL WATER; EUTROPHICATION; PERIPHYTON; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEWAGE OUTFALL; WASTEWATER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 4544313440     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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