Combining logistic models with multivariate methods for the rapid biological assessment of rivers using macroinvertebrates

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 112, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 93-113

  Oliveira, S V ^a   Cortes, R M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Benthic communities; Biomonitoring; Ecotypes; Logistic models; Multivariate techniques; Reference sites

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RIVERS;

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BIOMONITORING; ECOTYPES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MICROINVERTEBRATES; MULTIVARIABLE METHODS; REFERENCE SITES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; BIOMONITORING; ECOTYPE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FAUNISTICS; INVERTEBRATE; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RIVER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTYPE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAUNA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PORTUGAL; PROBABILITY; REGIONALIZATION; RIVER; SPECIES COMPOSITION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAXON; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INVERTEBRATES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PORTUGAL; RIVERS;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645730504     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-0766-5     Document Type: Article

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