Chlorophyll a and concentration for SIN and SRP. (Mean benthic algal Biomass)

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Water category:River
Pressure categories Nutrients
Pressure detail SIN SRP
WFD Indicators- R Abundance
Phytoplancton
Macrophytes and phytobenthos
Abundance
Benthic invertebrate fauna
Composition and abundance
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Brief text description Relation beween the log of Chlorophyll a and the log of the concentration for SIN and SRP.
Long text description Relation between the mean monthly benthic algal biomass in mg/m2 chlorophyll a and SIN and SRP in (mg.L-1): log10 (Chl a) = 0.483 log10 SIN + 0.109 (rē=0.122, p=0.057) log10 (Chl a) = 0.697 log10 SRP + 0.468 (rē=0.226, p=0.008) Nutrient range: SIN=6.2-232 mg.L-1 SRP=1.3-31.6 mg.L-1 Source data from 30 sites, 25 streams (New Zealand).
History of development
References Biggs, B. J. F. (2000) Eutrophication of streams and rivers: dissolved nutrient-chlorophyll relationships for benthic algae. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 19(1):17-31
Geographical region (GIG) - R
Ecoregion - LR
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