Diatoms from Alto Adige/Südtirol (Northern Italy): Characterization of assemblages and their application for biological quality assessment in the context of the Water Framework Directive

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 695, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 153-170

  Beltrami, Maria Elena ^a   Ciutti, Francesca ^a   Cappelletti, Cristina ^a   Lösch, Birgit ^b   Alber, Renate ^b   Ector, Luc ^c  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^b Laboratorio Biologico   (Italy)

^c LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Alpine ecoregion; Diatom indices; ICM index; Reference sites; South Tyrol

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DIATOM; ECOREGION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPILITHON; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYDROBIOLOGY; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; PERIPHYTON; STREAMWATER; TWINSPAN; WATER PLANNING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ALPS; ALTO ADIGE; ITALY; TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84865404648     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1194-x     Document Type: Article

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