Responses of freshwater biota to human disturbances: Contribution of J-NABS to developments in ecological integrity assessments

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 286-311

  Dolédec, Sylvain ^a   Statzner, Bernhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Biological traits; Ecological integrity; Ecosystem function; Lakes; Review; Streams

Indexed keywords

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EID: 76849101482     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/08-090.1     Document Type: Article

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