Rapid assessment of headwater stream macroinvertebrate diversity: An evaluation of surrogates across a land-use gradient

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 287-300

  Törnblom, Johan ^a   Roberge, Jean Michel ^a   Angelstam, Per ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Biodiversity; Ecological integrity; Ephemeroptera; Indicator group; Plecoptera; Trichoptera

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AQUATIC COMMUNITY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FLY; FOREST COVER; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HEADWATER; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; LAND USE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURROGATE METHOD;

CARPATHIANS;

EPHEMEROPTERA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 79955076854     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2011/0178-0287     Document Type: Article

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