Analysis of spatial and temporal variation in the levels of microbial fecal indicators in the major rivers flowing into the Aegean Sea, Turkey

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1360-1365

  Kacar, Asli ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aegean Sea; Fecal coliforms; Fecal streptococci; Indicator bacteria; River water

Indexed keywords

AEGEAN SEA; FECAL COLIFORMS; FECAL STREPTOCOCCI; INDICATOR BACTERIA; RIVER WATER;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); MICROFILTRATION; POLLUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; RIVERS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; FECAL COLIFORM; FILTRATION; MARINE POLLUTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AEGEAN SEA; BAKIR RIVER; BUYUK MENDERES RIVER; EVROS RIVER; GEDIZ RIVER; IZMIR [TURKEY]; KUCUK MENDERES RIVER; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TURKEY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 79955847150     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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