Using bacterial growth on insects to assess nutrient impacts in streams

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 431-446

  Lemly, A Dennis ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic bacteria; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Bioindicator; Eutrophication; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Stream pollution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMARKERS; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC BACTERIA; AQUATIC INSECTS; BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; INSECT BACTERIA BIOINDICATOR; STREAM POLLUTION;

MARINE POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INSECT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; STREAM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BENTHOS; BODY SURFACE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURVIVAL; TAXONOMY; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0034255987     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006211929599     Document Type: Article

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