Comparative study of algal communities in acid and alkaline waters from Tinto, Odiel and Piedras river basins (SW Spain)

Limnetica

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 261-272

  Urrea Clos, Gemma ^a   Sabater, Sergi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Algal community; Diatom; Odiel; Piedras; Tinto; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALGAL COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIATOM; RIVER BASIN; SAMPLING; WATERSHED;

ANDALUCIA; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; ODIEL RIVER; PIEDRAS RIVER; RIO TINTO [(RVR) HUELVA]; SPAIN;

ALGAE; ANABAENA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DESMIDIACEAE; EUGLENA; EUGLENA MUTABILIS; EUNOTIA EXIGUA; FRAGILARIA CAPUCINA; GOMPHONEMA ANGUSTATUM; KLEBSORMIDIUM; NAVICULA; NAVICULA RADIOSA; OSCILLATORIA; PINNULARIA ACORICOLA; PLANOTHIDIUM; STREPTOPHYTA; ZYGNEMATACEAE;

EID: 77149135267     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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