The definition of species richness used by species sensitivity distributions approximates observed effects of salinity on stream macroinvertebrates

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 302-310

  Kefford, Ben J ^a,b   Marchant, Richard ^c   Schäfer, Ralf B ^a   Metzeling, Leon ^d   Dunlop, Jason E ^e,f   Choy, Satish C ^e   Goonan, Peter ^g  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^d VIC Environment Protection Authority   (Australia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^g DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Risk assessment; Salinity; Species richness; Stream invertebrate

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOMONITORING; EASTERN AUSTRALIA; FIELD STUDIES; MACROINVERTEBRATES; SALINITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STREAM INVERTEBRATES; TRICHOPTERA;

ECOSYSTEMS; HYDRAULICS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOMONITORING; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALINITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMWATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; INSECT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; SALINITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES HABITAT; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM (RIVER);

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SALINITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AUSTRALIA;

EPHEMEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 78349304350     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.08.025     Document Type: Article

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