Eutrophication and its effect on dissolved Si concentrations in the Garonne River (France)

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 368-374

  Muylaert, Koenraad ^a   Sanchez Pérez, José Miguel ^b   Teissier, Samuel ^b   Sauvage, Sabine ^b   Dauta, Alain ^b   Vervier, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Université de Toulouse   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic biofilms; Diatoms; Eutrophication; Garonne river; Phytoplankton; Silica

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GARONNE RIVER; HAUTE GARONNE; MIDI-PYRENEES; TOULOUSE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 69949091311     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2009.368     Document Type: Article

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