Relating macroinvertebrate community structure to environmental characteristics and sediment contamination at the scale of the St. Lawrence River

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 647, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-50

  Masson, Stéphane ^a   Desrosiers, Mélanie ^b,c   Pinel Alloul, Bernadette ^b   Martel, Louis ^c  

^a Aquarium du Québec SÉPAQ ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Ministere du Developpement durable de l'Environnement et des Parcs   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community structure; Habitat environment; Indicator taxa; Macroinvertebrates; Sediment contamination; St. Lawrence River

Indexed keywords

BIOASSESSMENT; CHEMICAL CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGE; MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY; MACROINVERTEBRATES; PRESENCE-ABSENCE; PRESENCE-ABSENCE DATA; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; ST. LAWRENCE RIVER; WATER MASS;

CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); OCEAN HABITATS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SULFUR;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ABUNDANCE; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HARBOR; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TAXONOMY;

SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

EID: 77952010013     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9915-5     Document Type: Article

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