A Europe-wide system for assessing the quality of rivers using macroinvertebrates: The AQEM Project and its importance for southern Europe (with special emphasis on Italy)

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages 39-48

  Buffagni, Andrea ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

AOEM; Macroinvertebrates; Mayfly; Multi habitat sampling; Reference conditions; Stream assessment; Stream typology

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MONITORING; RIVER WATER; WATER QUALITY;

EUROPE; ITALY;

EID: 0036070698     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2001.s1.39     Document Type: Article

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