Assessing the effects of hydromorphological degradation on macroinvertebrate indicators in rivers: Examples, constraints, and outlook

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-96

  Friberg, Nikolai ^a   Sandin, Leonard ^b   Pedersen, Morten L ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assessment; Hydromorphology; Macroinvertebrate; River; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; METHODOLOGY; RIVER; SWEDEN; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; INVERTEBRATES; RIVERS; SWEDEN; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 66149149517     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/IEAM_2008-042.1     Document Type: Article

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