Do macrophytes, diatoms and non-diatom benthic algae give redundant information? Results from a case study in Poland

Limnologica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 204-211

  Schneider, Susanne C ^a   Lawniczak, A E ^b   Picinska Faltynowicz J ^c   Szoszkiewicz, K ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bioindication; Community composition; Ecosystem stability; Eutrophication; River; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; DIATOM; DISPERSAL; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EUTROPHICATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MACROPHYTE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RIVER BANK; WATER CHEMISTRY;

POLAND;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84861774620     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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