Benthic diatom assemblages and their correspondence with ecoregional classifications: Case study of rivers in North-Eastern France

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 636, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-151

  Rimet, Frédéric ^a  

^a UMR CARRTEL   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillariophyceae; Biogeography; Geology; Ionic composition; Regional processes; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 80455129146     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9943-1     Document Type: Article

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