The role of substrate type on benthic diatom assemblages in the Daly and Roper Rivers of the Australian wet-dry tropics

S. Townsend and P. Gell
Hydrobiologia, 548, 1, 101-115, 2005
In the wet/dry tropics of Australia, where the use of benthic diatoms for river health assessment is in its infancy, the comparability of diatom assemblages on river substrata has been assessed. Benthic diatoms were sampled from seven river sites, with a range of ionic chemistries but low nutrient concentrations.