Effects of motorway run-off on the ecology of stream algae

Georges Dussart

Effects of motorway run-off on the ecology of stream algae

Georges Dussart

Canterbury Christ Church University

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Abstract

The impact of motorway drainage on the algae of upland streams in NW England is described. Seven small streams were investigated, together with an intensive survey of one of the streams. The study took place at the end of the winter so that the maximum possible impact of events such as road
salting would be identifiable. The purpose was initially to identify impacts and not to investigate chemical or biological mechanisms. Analyses of variance showed that downstream of the motorway there were significant increases in number of algal species, algal abundance, species diversity and the relative abundance of filamentous organisms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	409-415
Journal	Water Pollution Control
Volume	83
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 1984

Keywords

Algal
Aufwuchs
Diversity
Filamentous
Motorways
Periphyton
Pollution
Road-salt

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