Evaluating macroinvertebrate biological metrics for ecological assessment of streams in northern Portugal

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 166, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 201-221

  Varandas, Simone G ^a   Cortes, Rui Manuel Vitor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Attributes; Benthic fauna; Biomonitoring; Ecological condition; Traits

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BENTHIC FAUNAS; BIOLOGICAL METRICS; BIOMONITORING; ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; HUMAN DISTURBANCES; LOTIC ECOSYSTEMS; MACROINVERTEBRATES; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; NATURAL STREAMS; PORTUGAL; STRUCTURAL METRICS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BENTHOS; BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

AGROFORESTRY; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CANOPY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PORTUGAL; RIVER; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; PORTUGAL; RIVERS;

DUERO BASIN; PORTUGAL;

EID: 77954142916     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-0996-4     Document Type: Article

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