Assessing stream condition using macroinvertebrates and macrophytes: Concordance of community responses to human impact

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-203

  Mykrä, Heikki ^a   Aroviita, Jukka ^b   Hämäläinen, Heikki ^b   Kotanen, Juho ^c   Vuori, Kari Matti ^a   Muotka, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c Finland's Environmental Administration   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Bioassessment; Bryophytes; Community concordance; Streams

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; TAXONOMY;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES;

EID: 56149097824     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2008/0172-0191     Document Type: Article

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