Ecological integrity of upper Warri River, Niger Delta using aquatic insects as bioindicators

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 455-461

  Arimoro, Francis O ^a   Ikomi, Robert B ^a  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects' macrophyte indicators; EPT organisms; Niger Delta; Substrate; Warri River

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ECOLOGY; MILITARY OPERATIONS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SUBSTRATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC INSECTS' MACROPHYTE INDICATORS; BIO INDICATORS; CANOPY COVERS; CHEMICAL VARIABLES; CHIRONOMIDS; CLEAN WATERS; ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITIES; EPT ORGANISMS; MACROPHYTES; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SPECIES COMPOSITIONS; TRICHOPTERA; WARRI RIVER;

RIVERS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLY; MACROPHYTE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; RIVER POLLUTION; SUBSTRATE; TAXONOMY; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 57749085670     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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