The periphyton as a multimetric bioindicator for assessing the impact of land use on rivers: An overview of the Ardières-Morcille experimental watershed (France)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 657, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-141

  Montuelle, B ^a   Dorigo, U ^b   Berard A ^c   Volat, B ^a   Bouchez, A ^b   Tlili, A ^a   Gouy, V ^a   Pesce, S ^a  

^a UR MALY   (France)

^b UMR CARRTEL   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Biological indication; Community level physiological profile; Finger prints; Pollution; Pollution induced community tolerance; River

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BIOINDICATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL INDICATION; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; CARBON SOURCE; CHARACTERISATION; CHEMICAL EFFECT; COMMUNITY LEVEL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILES; CONTAMINATION DETECTION; DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; EXPERIMENTAL WATERSHEDS; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYMES; FINGER PRINT; FINGER PRINTING; IN-SITU ASSESSMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; PCR-DGGE; PERIPHYTONS; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PICT METHOD; POLLUTION GRADIENT; POLLUTION-INDUCED COMMUNITY TOLERANCE; SPRAY DRIFT; TOXIC SUBSTANCES;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CATALYSTS; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENZYMES; HERBICIDES; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; LEACHING; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; UREA; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

ALGA; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOINDICATOR; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LAND USE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PERIPHYTON; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; VINEYARD; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

FRANCE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77957256516     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0105-2     Document Type: Article

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