Assessing the ecological integrity after nutrient inputs in streams: The relevance of the observation scale

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 397-403

  Sabater, Sergi ^a   Acuña, Vicenç ^b   Giorgi, Adonis ^c   Guasch, Helena ^a   Guerra, Elena ^b   Muñoz, Isabel ^b   Romaní, Anna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Algae; Bacteria; Colonization; Macroinvertebrates; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 28844443191     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980500457732     Document Type: Article

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