Role of periphyton in ecological assessment of lakes

Freshwater Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 619-638

  Denicola, Dean M ^a   Kelly, Martyn ^b  

^a SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bowburn Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic algae; Bioassessment; Biological condition; Biomonitoring; Diatoms; Ecological integrity; Eutrophication; Lake assessment; Lake management; Trophic status; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOMONITORING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; PERIPHYTON; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TROPHIC STATUS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84885391710     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/676117     Document Type: Article

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