Macroinvertebrate indicators of lake acidification: Analysis of monitoring data from UK, Norway and Sweden

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 293-305

  Schartau, Ann Kristin ^a   Moe, S Jannicke ^b   Sandin, Leonard ^c   McFarland, Ben ^d   Raddum, Gunnar G ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acidification indices; Generalised additive regression models (GAM); Humic content; Littoral macroinvertebrates; pH; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOINDICATOR; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; LAKE WATER; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 43949109565     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-008-9186-7     Document Type: Article

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