Recent views on river pollution and diatoms

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 683, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-24

  Rimet, Frédéric ^a  

^a UMR CARRTEL   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillariophyta; Biomonitoring; Peer reviewed publication; Review; Statistical analysis; Watercourse

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOMONITORING; DIATOM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MICROALGA; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RIVER POLLUTION; TAXONOMY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84856367285     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0949-0     Document Type: Review

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