Phytobenthos and water quality of mountain streams in the Bohemian Forest under the influence of recreational activity

Abstract

We studied water chemistry and phytobenthos in mountain streams of the Bohemian Forest in order to determine the influence of sewage from recreational activities on the structure of periphytic assemblages.

Keywords

• Phytobenthos
• mountain stream
• Bacillariophyceae
• the Bohemian Forest
• hydrochemistry
• recreation
• pollution
• Czech Republic