Application of the index of biotic integrity methodology to New Zealand freshwater fish communities

Environmental Management

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 415-428

  Joy, Michael K ^a   Death, Russell G ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Diadromy; Freshwater fishes; Index of biotic integrity; New Zealand; Reference sites

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; RIVERS; SAMPLING; WATERSHEDS;

FRESHWATER FISH; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY (IBI); SPATIAL SCALES;

FISHERIES;

DIADROMY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; STREAM;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BIOTIC INTEGRITY INDEX; ECOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION; EVALUATION; FISH; GEOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; FISHES; GEOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REFERENCE VALUES;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

PISCES;

EID: 5344221652     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0083-0     Document Type: Article

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