Changes in riverine benthic diatom community structure along a chloride gradient

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-106

  Porter Goff, Emily R ^a   Frost, Paul C ^a   Xenopoulos, Marguerite A ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community thresholds; Diatom indicators; Road salt; Stream periphyton

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT; BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY THRESHOLDS; PERIPHYTONS; ROAD SALTS; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

ECOSYSTEMS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATERSHEDS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; CHLORIDE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIATOM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; PERIPHYTON; SALINITY; SALINIZATION; URBAN AREA; WATERSHED;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

BACILLARIOPHYTA; MERIDION CIRCULARE;

EID: 84876125323     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.03.017     Document Type: Article

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