The response of benthic macroinvertebrate to pollution in developing countries: A multimetric system of bioassessment

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 671-686

  Thorne, Richard St J ^a   Williams, W Peter ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOASSESSMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POLLUTION;

EID: 0030616627     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00181.x     Document Type: Review

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