Use of diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) for water quality assessment in two tropical streams in Costa Rica

 

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著者: Michels, Astrid
フォーマット: artículo original
状態:Versión publicada
出版日付:1998
その他の書誌記述:Effects of pig farm sewage water in two tropical streams were studied for a five month period consider­ing physical chemical and biological parameters. The method of Lange-Bertalot and the method of Steinberg & Schiefele, both based on benthic diatoms, were applied for the biological water assessment. Results were compared to indices calculated from the physical chemical variables (oxygen, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia and phosphate). Ac­cording to both methods the percentages of the diatom species groups reflected the increase: and subsequent de­crease of pollution. However, in both methods, species groups did often not fit the criteria of the classification schemes for calculation of water quality. The sources of these problems were discussed in this paper. More infor­mation on the ecological requirements of diatoms in tropical areas is needed to design procedures for water quality assessment for tropical streams.
国:Portal de Revistas UCR
機関:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
言語:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/29653
オンライン・アクセス:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/29653
キーワード:Diatoms
bioindicator
organic pollution
water quality assessment
tropical stream