Relationships between epipelic diatoms, aquatic macrophytes, and water quality in Akarçay Stream, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-84

  Kargioglu, Mustafa ^a   Serteser, Ahmet ^a   Kivrak, Ersin ^a   Içaga, Yilmaz ^a   Konuk, Muhsin ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Akar ay Stream; Ecological state; Epipelic diatoms; Macrophytes; Water quality parameters

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; MACROPHYTE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AFYON; AKARCAY STREAM; TURKEY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; LEMNA; LEMNA TRISULCA; POTAMOGETON NODOSUS; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS;

EID: 84858829501     PISSN: 1730413X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13545-012-0009-z     Document Type: Article

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