Family- and species-level biotic indices for macroinvertebrates of wetlands on the Swan Coastal Plain, Western Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 919-930

  Chessman, Bruce C ^a   Trayler, Kerry M ^a   Davis, Jennifer A ^a  

^a NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Eutrophication; Water pollution; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; INDEX METHOD; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MONITORING; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

CYGNUS;

EID: 0036032473     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF00079     Document Type: Article

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