The reference condition: A comparison of multimetric and multivariate approaches to assess water-quality impairment using benthic macroinvertebrates

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 833-852

  Reynoldson, T B ^a   Norris, R H ^b   Resh, V H ^c   Day, K E ^a   Rosenberg, D M ^d  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Multimetrics; Multivariate analysis; Pollution; Reference condition; Water quality assessment

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMONITORING; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE CONDITION; WATER QUALITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER RIVER;

EID: 0031413412     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468175     Document Type: Article

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