Biomonitoring river diatoms: Implications of taxonomic resolution

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-99

  Rimet, Frédéric ^a   Bouchez, Agns ^a  

^a UMR CARRTEL   (France)

Author keywords

Aquatic pollution; Ecoregion; Microalgae; River size; Taxonomic sufficiency

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC POLLUTION; ASSEMBLAGE COMPOSITION; BENTHIC DIATOMS; BIOASSESSMENT; BIOMONITORING; BIOMONITORING PROGRAMS; CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; DATA SETS; DESCRIPTORS; DIATOM ASSEMBLAGE; ECOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS; ECOREGIONS; EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; EXPONENTIAL INCREASE; IDENTIFICATION ERRORS; MANTEL TESTS; MICRO-ALGAE; PREDICTIVE MODELS; RIVER BASINS; TAXONOMIC RESOLUTION; TAXONOMIC SUFFICIENCY;

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION; RIVERS; WATER CONSERVATION;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; DATA SET; DIAMOND; ECOREGION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ION; MICROALGA; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION EFFECT; RECONSTRUCTION; RESOLUTION; RIVER BASIN; RIVER POLLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 81755184759     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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