Are indicator groups and cross-taxon congruence useful for predicting biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems?

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-117

  Heino, Jani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Congruence; Indicator groups; Lentic; Lotic; Spatial patterns; Surrogates

Indexed keywords

CONGRUENCE; INDICATOR GROUPS; LENTIC; LOTIC; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SURROGATES;

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

BIODIVERSITY;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

EID: 70449083298     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2009.04.013     Document Type: Review

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