The use of parasites as indicators of ecosystem health as compared to insects in freshwater lakes of the Inland Northwest

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 184-188

  Shea, John ^a   Kersten, Gordon J ^a   Puccia, Chris M ^a   Stanton, Andy T ^a   Stiso, Suzi N ^a   Helgeson, Erika S ^a   Back, Emily J ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Grazing; Heavy metals; Indicators; Parasites; Trematodes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL USE; AQUATIC INSECTS; CATTLE GRAZING; COMPLEX LIFE; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FRESH WATER LAKES; GRAZING; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; INSECT DIVERSITY; PARASITE-; PARASITES; SHANNON DIVERSITY; TREMATODES; WASHINGTON;

BIODIVERSITY; HEALTH; HEAVY METALS; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; METALS; POLLUTION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOINDICATOR; CATTLE; DISTURBANCE; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FLATWORM; GRAZING; HEAVY METAL; INSECT; LAKE POLLUTION; LARVA; PARASITE; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

IDAHO; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

BOS; HEXAPODA; TREMATODA;

EID: 80053228394     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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