Diatom assemblages and water quality assessment in the Duero basin (NW Spain)

Belgian Journal of Botany

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-50

  Blanco, S ^a,b   Ector, L ^b   Huck, V ^b   Monnier, O ^b   Cauchie, H M ^b   Hoffmann, L ^b   Becares E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Bacillariophyta; Bioindicators; Diatom indices; Mediterranean basin; Pollution sensivity index; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

ACHNANTHIDIUM RIVULARE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 55449102821     PISSN: 07784031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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