Diatom distributions and species optima for phosphorus and current velocity in rivers from ZhuJiang Watershed within a Karst region of south-central China

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-141

  Wang, Qian ^a   Zhi, Chongyuan ^a   Hamilton, Paul B ^b   Kang, Fuxing ^a,c  

^a GUIZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^c Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Information System of Mountainous Areas   (China)

Author keywords

China; Current velocity; Diatom distribution; Karst; Phosphorus; Species optima; ZhuJiang watershed

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CURRENT VELOCITY; DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; GAUSSIAN METHOD; INTERMEDIATE DISTURBANCE HYPOTHESIS; ION; KARST; LIMESTONE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REDOX POTENTIAL; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

PEARL BASIN; UNITED STATES;

ACHNANTHIDIUM CONVERGENS; ACHNANTHIDIUM MINUTISSIMUM; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYMBELLA; FRAGILARIA VAUCHERIAE; KOLBESIA; NAVICULA; REIMERIA SINUATA;

EID: 77954682683     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2009/0175-0125     Document Type: Article

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