The eutrophication/pollution index-diatom based (EPI-D) and three new related indices for monitoring rivers: The case study of the river potenza (the marches, Italy)

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 331-341

  Dell'uomo, A ^a   Torrisi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apennine river; Biomonitoring; Diatom communities; Diatom indices; Italy; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 79960667134     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2011.569347     Document Type: Article

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