Assessment of ecological status in UK lakes using benthic diatoms

Freshwater Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 639-654

  Bennion, Helen ^a   Kelly, Martyn G ^b   Juggins, Steve ^c   Yallop, Marian L ^d   Burgess, Amy ^a   Jamieson, Jane ^e   Krokowski, Jan ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Bowburn Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^f SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Ecological status; Lakes; Metrics; Nutrients; Phytobenthos; Reference conditions; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; DATA SET; DIATOM; ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; EPILITHON; EPIPHYTE; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYTOBENTHOS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84901429190     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675447     Document Type: Article

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