Effects of catchment properties on hydrochemistry, habitat complexity and invertebrate community structure in a lowland river

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 422-423, Issue , 2000, Pages 369-387

  Bis, Barbara ^a   Zdanowicz, Anna ^b   Zalewski, Maciej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Ecohydrology; Ecological integrity; GIS; Macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HABITAT; LAND USE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

CATCHMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA; RIPARIA;

EID: 0034174230     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4164-2_30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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