Macroinvertebrate assemblages as biological indicators of water quality in the Moiben River, Kenya

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-26

  Masese, F O ^a   Muchiri, M ^a   Raburu, P O ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Freshwater macroinvertebrate communities; Moiben river; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; BAETIS; BRANCHIOBDELLA; CAENIS; CHIRONOMIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; ELMIS; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEPTAGENIA; ILYOCORIS; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); PLECOPTERA; POTAMON; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 67149105800     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAS.2009.34.1.2.727     Document Type: Article

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