Diatom sensitivity to hydrological and nutrient variability in a subtropical, flood-pulse wetland

Ecohydrology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 491-502

  Mackay, Anson W ^a   Davidson, Thomas ^a,b   Wolski, Piotr ^c   Woodward, Selina ^a   Mazebedi, Richard ^c   Masamba, Wellington R L ^c   Todd, Martin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Botswana; Diatoms; Diversity indices; Multivariate techniques; Okavango Delta; Water level regime; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BOTSWANA; DIATOMS; DIVERSITY INDEX; MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES; OKAVANGO DELTA;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); BIODIVERSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER LEVELS; WETLANDS;

NUTRIENTS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; DIATOM; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DIVERSITY INDEX; FLOODPLAIN; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TAXONOMY; WATER LEVEL; WETLAND;

BOTSWANA; NGAMILAND; OKAVANGO DELTA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84865356745     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.242     Document Type: Article

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