A comparison of diatom and macroinvertebrate classification of sites in the Kiewa River system, Australia

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 572, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-149

  Newall, Peter ^a,b   Bate, Nina ^a   Metzeling, Leon ^a  

^a VIC Environment Protection Authority   (Australia)

^b URS Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

AUSRIVAS; Categorical abundances; Classification of streams; Indices; Multivariate analyses; Rapid bioassessment

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

AUSRIVAS; CATEGORICAL ABUNDANCES; CLASSIFICATION OF STREAMS; INDICES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSES; RAPID BIOASSESSMENT;

BIODIVERSITY;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; DIATOM; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KIEWA RIVER; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 33749342336     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0263-4     Document Type: Article

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