Comparative analysis of biotic indexes used to evaluate water quality in a Mediterranean river of Chile: Chillán River, VIII Region;Análisis comparativo de índices bióticos utilizados en la evaluación de la calidad de las aguas en un río mediterráneo de Chile: Río Chillán, VIII Región

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 225-242

  Figueroa, Ricardo ^a   Palma, Alejandro ^a   Ruiz, Victor ^a   Niell, Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Biotic indexes; Mediterranean Chile

Indexed keywords

CHILIA;

EID: 34648812727     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: 07176317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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