Development of standard protocols for macroinvertebrate assessment of soft-bottomed streams in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 793-807

  Maxted, John R ^a   Evans, Brent F ^a   Scarsbrook, Mike R ^b  

^a AUCKLAND COUNCIL   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Community composition; Macroinvertebrates; Methods; Metrics; New Zealand; Reference conditions; Sensitivity; Submerged wood; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD (REFERENCE); STREAM;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EPHEMEROPTERA; LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA; ZEPHLEBIA;

EID: 0346936290     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2003.9517209     Document Type: Article

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