Effect of streamlining taxa lists on diatom-based indices: Implications for intercalibrating ecological status

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 695, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 253-263

  Kelly, Martyn G ^a   Ector, Luc ^b  

^a Bowburn Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^b LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Algae; Monitoring; Phytobenthos; Rivers; Streams; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DATA SET; DIATOM; EUROPEAN UNION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MONITORING; PHYTOBENTHOS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RIVER; STREAM; TAXONOMY;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84865434556     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1116-y     Document Type: Article

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