Evaluation of European diatom trophic indices

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 456-467

  Besse Lototskaya, Anna ^a   Verdonschot, Piet F M ^a   Coste, Michel ^b   Van De Vijver, Bart ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c BOTANIC GARDEN MEISE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Europe; Freshwater; Trophic conditions; Trophic index

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; PHYTOPLANKTON; STARS; WATER QUALITY;

DIATOMS; EUROPE; FRESHWATER; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; TROPHIC INDEX;

WATER;

BIOMONITORING; DIATOM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYPERTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; TROPHIC STATUS; WATER QUALITY;

EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 79954421200     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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