Effects of salinity gradients on benthic invertebrate and diatom communities in a German lowland river

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 57, Issue , 2015, Pages 236-248

  Schröder, Maria ^a   Sondermann, Martin ^a   Sures, Bernd ^a   Hering, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Diatoms; Indicator species; Salinity thresholds; TITAN

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALS; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS;

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; DIATOMS; INDICATOR SPECIES; SALINITY THRESHOLDS; TITAN;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; COAL MINING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; INVERTEBRATE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY;

GERMANY; LIPPE RIVER; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84929994751     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.04.038     Document Type: Article

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