Biological processes in running waters and their implications for the assessment of ecological integrity

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 422-423, Issue , 2000, Pages 61-70

  Bunn, Stuart E ^a   Davies, Peter M ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic communities; Biological monitoring; Ecosystem processes; Recruitment; Streams

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODEL; RIVER; RUNNING WATER; STREAM;

BIOMONITORING; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034174234     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4164-2_5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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