Terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates as bioindicators for environmental monitoring, with particular reference to mountain ecosystems

Environmental Management

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 649-666

  Hodkinson, Ian D ^a   Jackson, John K ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioindication; Habitat degradation; Habitat quality; Indicator species; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLLUTION;

AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES; MONTANE ECOSYSTEMS; TERRESTRAIL INVERTEBRATES;

BIOMARKERS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; INVERTEBRATE;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EVALUATION; LAND BIOME; POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; INVERTEBRATES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 21244457312     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0211-x     Document Type: Review

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