Evaluation of the use of Water Framework Directive typology descriptors, reference sites and spatial scale in macroinvertebrate stream typology

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 566, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-58

  Verdonschot, Piet F M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ecological quality; Europe; Macroinvertebrates; Ordination; Reference condition; Stream typology

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA REDUCTION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GRAPH THEORY;

ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; EUROPE; MACROINVERTEBRATES; ORDINATION; REFERENCE CONDITION; STREAM TYPOLOGY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

MACROINVERTEBRATE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STREAM; TYPOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33746059729     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0071-x     Document Type: Article

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