Relationship between aquatic insects and heavy metals in an urban stream using multivariate techniques

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 653-664

  Girgin, S ^a   Kazanci, N ^b   Dugel M ^c  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Canonical correspondence analysis; Diversity; Metal pollution; Two way indicator species analysis

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BIOINDICATOR; DATA SET; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INSECT; LARVA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PH; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM; URBAN AREA;

ANKARA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

AESHNA JUNCEA; ARTHROPODA; CHEUMATOPSYCHE LEPIDA; DINARTHRUM IRANICUM; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ODONATA; PLATYCNEMIS PENNIPES; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 78049261509     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03326175     Document Type: Article

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