Testing the European stream typology of the Water Framework Directive for macroinvertebrates

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 516, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 35-54

  Verdonschot, Piet F M ^a   Nijboer, Rebi C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Ecological quality; Ecoregions; Macroinvertebrates; Ordination; Stream types

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

CANONICAL CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS (CCA); MACROINVERTEBRATES;

HYDROLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; ORDINATION; STREAM; TYPOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 3442893386     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000025257.30311.b7     Document Type: Article

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