Developing a multimetric index of ecological integrity based on macroinvertebrates of mountain ponds in central Italy

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 597, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-123

  Solimini, Angelo G ^a   Bazzanti, Marcello ^b   Ruggiero, Antonio ^c   Carchini, Gianmaria ^d  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apennines; Bioassessment; Ecological integrity; Macroinvertebrates; Mountain ponds

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES; NUTRIENTS; PONDING; WATERSHEDS;

BIOASSESSMENT PROTOCOL; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MULTIMETRIC INDEX;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;

ABUNDANCE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CHLOROPHYLL A; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GROWTH; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NATURAL RESOURCE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; POND; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CREEDIIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; ODONATA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 37549062568     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9226-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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