Beyond taxonomy: A review of macroinvertebrate trait-based community descriptors as tools for freshwater biomonitoring

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 711-719

  Menezes, Salomé ^a   Baird, Donald J ^b   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring tools; Freshwater ecosystems; Habitat templet concept; Human impacts; Macroinvertebrate communities; Reference condition; Species traits

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMONITORING; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; TAXONOMY; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 77954375643     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01819.x     Document Type: Review

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