Using diatom life-forms and ecological guilds to assess organic pollution and trophic level in rivers: A case study of rivers in south-eastern France

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 673, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 259-271

  Berthon, Vincent ^a   Bouchez, Agnès ^a   Rimet, Frédéric ^a  

^a UMR CARRTEL   (France)

Author keywords

Algae; Bio monitoring; Biological traits; Ecological guilds; Freshwater environments; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; DATA SET; DIATOM; EUROPEAN UNION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GUILD; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; RIVER POLLUTION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

FRANCE;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 79960517235     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0786-1     Document Type: Article

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