Design and implementation of rapid assessment approaches for water resource monitoring using benthic macroinvertebrates

Australian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 108-121

  RESH, VINCENT H ^a   NORRIS, RICHARD H ^b   BARBOUR, MICHAEL T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

aquatic insects; benthos; bioassessment; experimental design; macroinvertebrates; pollution; rivers; streams; water quality

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOASSESSMENT; BIOMONITORING; INVERTEBRATE; WATER QUALITY;

UK; USA;

EID: 0028992524     PISSN: 0307692X     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1995.tb00525.x     Document Type: Article

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