Ecological co-inhabitance index (ECI) as a management tool for ecosystem preservation in rivers

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-170

  Yoshimura, C ^a   Kumagai, Y ^a   Fukushi, K ^a   Omura, T ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benthic community; Ecological co inhabitance index (ECI); Management; River ecosystem; River water quality

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; INDEX METHOD; PRESERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMAL; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; JAPAN; POLLUTION; RIVER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035105276     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0086     Document Type: Conference Paper

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