The use of contemporary and historic diatom assemblages in the derivation of reference state communities for rivers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Reference state conditions of minimally disturbed headwaters were identified from present-day and historic diatom data of key rivers within the selected study area, with the main purpose of establishing diatom reference state communities.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Archibald, C G M
Other Authors: Bolton, John J
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10068