Hierarchical structure of stream ecosystems: Consequences for bioassessment

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 586, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-67

  Ciesielka, Iwona K ^a   Bailey, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Bioassessment; Hierarchical structure; Stream ecosystems

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; RIVERS;

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; BIOASSESSMENT; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE; STREAM ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; BIOMONITORING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; RIFFLE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBSTRATE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; THAMES RIVER [ONTARIO];

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34249041262     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0481-9     Document Type: Article

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