Assessing riparian quality using two complementary sets of bioindicators

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2695-2713

  Smith, Jenny ^a   Samways, Michael J ^b   Taylor, Stuart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adult Odonata; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Bioindicators; Complementarity; Riparian ecosystems

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; COMPLEMENTARITY; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; TAXONOMY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

INVERTEBRATA; ODONATA;

EID: 34447319630     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9081-2     Document Type: Article

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