Long-term changes in macroinvertebrate communities of a heavy metal polluted stream: The river Nent (Cumbria, UK) after 28 years

River Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 997-1015

  Armitage, Patrick D ^a   Bowes, Michael J ^a   Vincent, Helen M ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Community structure; Environmental assessment; Heavy metal pollution; Long term recovery; Persistence

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POLLUTION CONTROL; RIVER POLLUTION; STREAMWATER; TAXONOMY;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NENT RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 37149054053     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1022     Document Type: Article

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