Assessment of benthic algal biomonitoring protocols to evaluate effects of shoreline development on the nearshore zone of Precambrian Shield lakes in Ontario

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 398-413

  Thomas, Kathryn E ^a   Kluke, Amy ^a   Hall, Roland I ^a   Paterson, Andrew M ^b   Winter, Jennifer G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algal pigments; Benthic algae; Biomonitoring; Diatoms; Shoreline management.

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84855771771     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438141.2011.633307     Document Type: Article

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