Cook book for the development of a Multimetric Index for biological condition of aquatic ecosystems: Experiences from the European AQEM and STAR projects and related initiatives

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 566, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 311-324

  Hering, Daniel ^a   Feld, Christian K ^a   Moog, Otto ^b   Ofenböck, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Biological quality elements; Ecological status; Macroinvertebrates; Stressor specific Multimetric Index; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CORRELATION METHODS; ECOLOGY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SURFACE WATERS;

BIOASSESSMENT; BIOLOGICAL QUALITY ELEMENTS; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; MACROINVERTEBRATES; STRESSOR-SPECIFIC MULTIMETRIC INDEX; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (WFD);

ECOSYSTEMS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOCOENOSIS; ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT QUALITY; INDEX METHOD; RIVER;

EID: 33746103705     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0087-2     Document Type: Article

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