Phytoplankton indicator taxa for reference conditions in Northern and Central European lowland lakes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 704, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-113

  Järvinen, Marko ^a   Drakare, Stina ^b   Free, Gary ^c   Lyche Solheim, Anne ^d   Phillips, Geoff ^e   Skjelbred, Birger ^d   Mischke, Ute ^f   Ott, Ingmar ^g   Poikane, Sandra ^h   Søndergaard, Martin ⁱ   Pasztaleniec, Agnieszka ^j   van Wichelen, Jeroen ^k   Portielje, Robert ^l  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Ireland)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^f LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^g ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^h JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

ⁱ AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^j INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^k GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^l RIJKSWATERSTAAT   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Algal indicators; Europe; Eutrophication; Freshwater ecosystems; Indicator species analysis; Phytoplankton assemblages; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ALKALINITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; CATCHMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LAKE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DENSITY; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

EUROPE;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; CYANOBACTERIA; CYCLOTELLA; DINOBRYON;

EID: 84873745593     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1315-6     Document Type: Article

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