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A large river (river Loire, France) survey to compare phytoplankton functional approaches: do they display river zones in similar ways?

1. Introduction
2. Material and methods
2.1. Study area
2.2. Sampling stations
2.3. Phytoplankton analyses
2.4. Geographical, chemical and hydrological data
2.5. Statistical analyses
3. Results
3.1. SOM clusters based on the three functional classifications
3.2. Spatio-temporal distribution of SOM clusters
3.3. SOM clusters and the physical environment
3.4. SOM clusters and nutrient ratios
4. Discussion
4.1. Functional river zones and regional differences
4.2. Functional river zones along nutrient ratio gradients
4.3. Functional approaches in water quality management
5. Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Appendix A. Supplementary data
References