Distribution of Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) in polluted rivers of the Juru River Basin, Penang, Malaysia

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1718-1727

  Al Shami, Salman A ^a   Rawi, Che Salmah Md ^a   HassanAhmad, Abu ^a   Nor, Siti Azizah Mohd ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Canonical correspondence analysis; Chironomid larvae; Juru River; Physicochemical parameters

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM-N; CANONICAL CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; CHIRONOMID LARVAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMIDS; CHIRONOMUS; DIPTERA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONTENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; FORMOSANUS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH WATER; HIGH-CONTENT; INORGANIC POLLUTANTS; JURU RIVER; MALAYSIA; MEAN DENSITY; NITRATE-N; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; POLLUTED RIVERS; POLLUTED WATER; REFERENCE SITES; RIVER BASINS; RIVER SEDIMENTS; SULPHATES; TOLERANT SPECIES; TOTAL ORGANIC MATTER; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TRACE METAL; WATER PARAMETERS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COPPER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MANGANESE; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RIVERS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER CONTENT; WATERSHEDS; ZINC;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FLY; PH; PHOSPHATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RIVER POLLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SULFATE; SUSPENDED LOAD; TRACE METAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALAYSIA; METABOLISM; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MALAYSIA; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

JURU RIVER; MALAYSIA; PENANG; WEST MALAYSIA;

ARA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS KIIENSIS; CLINOTANYPUS; DICROTENDIPES; DIPTERA; FITTKAUIMYIA; INSECTA; MICROCHIRONOMUS; POLYPEDILUM; TANYPUS PUNCTIPENNIS; TANYTARSUS FORMOSANUS;

EID: 78349302983     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60311-9     Document Type: Article

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