A preliminary study on the assessment of stream ecosystem health in south of Anhui Province using Benthic-Index of Biotic Integrity

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1481-1490

  Wang, Bei Xin ^a   Yang, Lian Fang ^a   Hu, Ben Jin ^a   Shan, Lin Na ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

B IBI; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Health assessment; Stream

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 21444440562     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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