Review of the use of microalgae in South America for monitoring rivers, with special reference to diatoms

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 105-114

  Lobo, E A ^a   Callegaro, V L M ^b   Hermany, G ^c   Gomez N ^d   Ector, L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CRUZ DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Natural Sciences Museum   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d Instituto de Limnologia Dr Raul A Ringuelet   (Argentina)

^e LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Argentina; Biomonitoring; Biotic index; Brazil; Epilithic diatoms; Epipelic diatoms; Microalgae; Water quality assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; INDEX METHOD; MICROALGA; RIVER; WATER QUALITY;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 7044222613     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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