Ecology and biogeography of Himalayan diatoms: Distribution along gradients of altitude, stream habitat and water chemistry

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 293-311

  Juttner I ^a   Chimonides, P D J ^b   Ormerod, S J ^c   Cox, E J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillariophyceae; Diversity; Environmental change; India; Mountains; Nepal; Rivers

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HYDROCHEMISTRY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA; NEPAL;

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; GOMPHONEMA; NITZSCHIA;

EID: 79958171371     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2010/0177-0293     Document Type: Article

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