Validation of ecological status concepts in UK rivers using historic diatom samples

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 289-295

  Yallop, Marian ^a   Hirst, Heike ^a   Kelly, Martyn ^b   Juggins, Steve ^c   Jamieson, Jane ^d   Guthrie, Robin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Bowburn Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e SEPA ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatom; Ecological status; Herbarium; Reference condition; Substrate effect; UK river

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIATOM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HERBARIUM; MOTILITY; RIVER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBSTRATE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACHNANTHIDIUM MINUTISSIMUM; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COCCONEIS PLACENTULA; EPIPHYTON;

EID: 62249216439     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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