A comparison of the sensitivity of stream benthic community indices to effects associated with mines, pulp and paper mills, and urbanization

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 212-221

  Kilgour, Bruce W ^a   Somers, Keith M ^b   Barton, David R ^c  

^a Jacques Whitford Ltd   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Community; Environmental effects monitoring; Impact assessment; Index

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA REDUCTION; MINING; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

MULTIVARIATE INDICES; STANDARD DEVIATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREAMWATER; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MINING; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COMMUNITY; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREAM (RIVER); TAXON; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INVERTEBRATES; MINING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAPER; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTS; MINING; PAPER MILLS; SENSITIVITY; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0346098257     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/02-412     Document Type: Article

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