Application of rapid bioassessment protocols (RBP) for benthic macroinvertebrates in Brazil: Comparison between sampling techniques and mesh sizes

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 288-295

  Buss, Daniel F ^a   Borges, Erika L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquatic insect; Bioindicator; Biomonitoring; Environmental assessment; Freshwater ecology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INVERTEBRATE; METHODOLOGY; RIVER; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; INVERTEBRATES; RIVERS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 47749116886     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2008000300007     Document Type: Article

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