Classification of nutrient impact on lakes using the chironomid pupal exuvial technique

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 594-601

  Ruse, Les ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Ecological status; Lake; Nutrient impact; Pupal exuviae; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC SPECIES; BRITAIN; CANONICAL CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; CHIRONOMIDAE; COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS; DIPTERA; ECOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; ECOLOGICAL DATA; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; EUROPEAN UNION WATER FRAMEWORK; GENERIC DATA; HIGH CONFIDENCE; HUMAN IMPACT; LAKE TYPES; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; REFERENCE STATE; RELATIVE FREQUENCIES; SAMPLING ERRORS; TAXONOMIC COMPOSITION; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATERBODIES;

AQUACULTURE; ECOLOGY; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SURVEYS; WATER CONSERVATION;

LAKES;

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; EUROPEAN UNION; FLY; NICHE BREADTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERTURBATION; PUPA; SAMPLING; TAXONOMY; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 75549091624     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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