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    Modelling Primary Producers in Some Shallow Spanish Lakes

    Increased nutrient loading is regarded as one of the major causes of a shift from macrophyte to phytoplankton dominance in shallow lakes. This work investigates the responses of phytoplankton and epiphyton bio...

    Saúl Blanco, Susana Romo, Cristina Cejudo-Figueiras, Joan Gomà in Wetlands (2016)

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    Recovery of the algae and macroinvertebrate benthic community after Didymosphenia geminata mass growths in Spanish rivers

    This study aims to assess the ecological profile of the invasive alga Didymosphenia geminata in NW Spain, analysing the biotic and abiotic factors related to the presence of massive colonies and their effect on r...

    Alba Sanmiguel, Saúl Blanco, Irene Álvarez-Blanco in Biological Invasions (2016)

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    The Duero Diatom Index (DDI) for river water quality assessment in NW Spain: design and validation

    Diatom indices developed in certain geographic regions are frequently used elsewhere, despite the strong evidence that such metrics are less useful when applied in regions other than that where species–environ...

    Irene Álvarez-Blanco, Saúl Blanco in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2013)

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    Are diatom diversity indices reliable monitoring metrics?

    A biological survey was carried out in 640 stations spread over the Loire-Bretagne National Network (France) between 1996 and 2000. Epilithic diatom inventories were obtained following standard methods. A tota...

    Saúl Blanco, Cristina Cejudo-Figueiras, Loïc Tudesque, Eloy Bécares in Hydrobiologia (2012)

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    Spatiotemporal changes in diatom ecological profiles: implications for biomonitoring

    Diatom indices developed in certain geographic regions are frequently used elsewhere, despite the strong evidence that such metrics are less useful when applied in regions other than that where species–environ...

    Irene Álvarez-Blanco, Cristina Cejudo-Figueiras, Eloy Bécares, Saúl Blanco in Limnology (2011)