Can diatom-based pollution indices be used for biomonitoring in South Africa? A case study of the Crocodile West and Marico water management area

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  2007

• Venue

  Hydrobiologia

• Publication date

  2007-07-31

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10750-007-0788-1
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