Biological quality assessment of three French Alpine lakes (Lake Annecy, Lake Crop, Lake Grand Domenon) using the Lake Biotic Index (LBI)

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 497-509

  Borderelle, A L ^a   Verneaux, V ^a   Gerdeaux, D ^b  

^a University of Franche Comté   (France)

^b UMR CARRTEL   (France)

Author keywords

Biological quality assessment; European Directive; Lakes; Macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HAUTE-SAVOIE; LAKE ANNECY; RHONE-ALPES; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 18744388365     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2005/0162-0497     Document Type: Article

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