Macroinvertebrate assemblages at mesohabitat scale in small sized volcanic siliceous streams of Central Italy (Mediterranean Ecoregion)

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 688-696

  Pace, Giorgio ^a   Andreani, Paolo ^c   Barile, Mariachiara ^a   Buffagni, Andrea ^d   Erba, Stefania ^d   Mancini, Laura ^b   Belfiore, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c Province of Viterbo   (Italy)

^d WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydromorphology; Macroinvertebrates; Mesohabitat; Pools and riffles; Small sized volcanic streams; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LAKES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; VOLCANOES; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

HYDROMORPHOLOGY; MACROINVERTEBRATES; MESOHABITAT; POOLS AND RIFFLES; SMALL-SIZED VOLCANIC STREAMS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOREGION; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POOL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIFFLE; SAMPLING; SILICA; STREAMWATER; TYPOLOGY; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ITALY;

EID: 79954415861     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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