Data rich, information poor? Phytobenthos assessment and the Water Framework Directive

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 437-450

  Kelly, Martyn ^a  

^a Bowburn Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diatoms; eutrophication; lakes; monitoring; phytobenthos; rivers; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DIATOM; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; EUTROPHICATION; FITNESS; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MACROALGA; MACROPHYTE; PHYTOBENTHOS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84890721012     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2013.852694     Document Type: Article

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