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Ecological status of some Finnish rivers evaluated using benthic diatom communities

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The applicability of some diatom methods to quality assessment of differenttypes of Finnish rivers was compared using dominant taxa of diatomcommunities and nutrient level estimations using Trophic Diatom Index(TDI) and a new Phosphorus Diatom Equation (PDE) [Tot. Pcalc (μg l-1) = 39 – 0.278 ol-% – 0.117 olme-% – 0.346me-% – 0.006 meeu-% + 1.193 eu-%; n = 97; r2 = 0.742;SE = 17.4]. The overall quality estimations were done by Index ofPollution Sensitivity (IPS) and by Generic Diatom Index (GDI); limit valuesfor quality classes are proposed.

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Eloranta, P., Soininen, J. Ecological status of some Finnish rivers evaluated using benthic diatom communities. Journal of Applied Phycology 14, 1–7 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015275723489

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