Developments in aquatic insect biomonitoring: A comparative analysis of recent approaches

Annual Review of Entomology

Volumn 51, Issue , 2006, Pages 495-523

  Bonada, Núria ^a   Prat, Narcís ^b   Resh, Vincent H ^c   Statzner, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Bioassessment; Ecosystem health; Human impact; Rivers

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; WATER;

ANIMAL; BIOASSAY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD; INSECT; INVERTEBRATE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INSECTS; INVERTEBRATES; PLANT LEAVES; WATER;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 30844455104     PISSN: 00664170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ento.51.110104.151124     Document Type: Review

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