Benthic biomonitoring in arctic tundra streams: A community-based approach in iqaluit, nunavut, Canada

Arctic

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-72

  Medeiros, A S ^a   Luszczek, C E ^a   Shirley, J ^b   Quinlan, R ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Nunavut Research Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic systems; Arctic; Benthic invertebrates; Benthos; Biomonitoring; Nunavut; Streams

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; FLY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAMWATER; TAXONOMY; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; IQALUIT; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; NUNAVUT;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; ORTHOCLADIINAE;

EID: 79952847687     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic4080     Document Type: Article

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