An assessment of macrophyte community metrics in the determination of the ecological condition and total phosphorus concentration of Mediterranean ponds

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-62

  del Pozo, Rocío ^a   Fernández Aláez, Camino ^a   Fernández Aláez, Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecological condition; Macrophyte; Mediterranean pond; Metric; Multimetric index; TP concentration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; MACROPHYTE; PERTURBATION; PHOSPHORUS; POND; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURFACE WATER;

DUERO BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70450224643     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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