Covarying patterns of macroinvertebrate and fish assemblages along natural and human activity gradients: Implications for bioassessment

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 637, Issue , 2010, Pages 87-100

  Yates, Adam G ^a,b   Bailey, Robert C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural gradient; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Bioassessment; Canonical correspondence analysis; Fish; Surface geology

Indexed keywords

BASIN SCALE; BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; BIOASSESSMENT; CANONICAL CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FISH ASSEMBLAGES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATES; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; NATURAL GRADIENT; ONTARIO; PRIMARY SOURCES;

DECISION MAKING; FISH; GEOLOGY; MEATS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PROGRAM INTERPRETERS;

FORESTRY;

BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; FISH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STREAM;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 74249102463     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9987-2     Document Type: Article

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