Nutrient monitoring in Spanish wetlands using epiphytic diatoms

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-94

  Cejudo Figueiras, C ^a,b   Blanco, S ^a,b   Alvarez Blanco I ^a,b   Ector, L ^c   Becares E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b Institute of the Environment   (Spain)

^c LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Diatoms; Macrophytes; Monttoring; Shallow lakes; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIPHYTE; EUROPEAN UNION; INDEX METHOD; LAKE; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT; SHALLOW WATER; WETLAND;

SPAIN;

ANAGALLIS; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CAREX HYALINOLEPIS; IRIS PSEUDACORUS; VERONICA; VERONICA ANAGALLIS-AQUATICA;

EID: 78650390386     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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