Spatial scale of autocorrelation of assemblages of benthic invertebrates in two upland rivers in South-Eastern Australia and its implications for biomonitoring and impact assessment in streams

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 115, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 69-85

  Lloyd, Natalie J ^a   Mac Nally, Ralph ^a   Lake, P S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ausrivas; Baci designs; Dispersal; Drift; Mantel tests; Oviposition; Riffles; Rivpacs

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLAGES; BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; BIOMONITORING; IMPACT ASSESSMENT;

CORRELATION METHODS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MONITORING; RIVERS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INVERTEBRATE; UPLAND REGION; ZOOBENTHOS;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BENTHIC FAUNA; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLASSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FAMILIA; INVERTEBRATE; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DISPERSION; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS; SPECIES; STREAM (RIVER);

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIVERS; SEASONS; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745941386     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-5253-5     Document Type: Article

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