A multimetric index based on benthic macroinvertebrates for evaluation of Atlantic Forest streams at Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 575, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-94

  Baptista, Darcilio F ^a   Buss, Daniel F ^a   Egler, Mariana ^a   Giovanelli, Alexandre ^a   Silveira, Mariana P ^b   Nessimian, Jorge L ^c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Biological integrity; Biological monitoring; Brazil; Environmental impact; Multimetric index

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; DEFORESTATION; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; RIVERS;

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; MULTIMETRIC INDEX;

WATER QUALITY;

BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; BIOMONITORING; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; WATER QUALITY;

DATA PROCESSING; DEFORESTATION; E I S; FORESTRY; INVERTEBRATES; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SERRA DOS ORGAOS; SOUTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA;

EID: 33845416339     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0286-x     Document Type: Article

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