Physiological indicators of fitness in benthic invertebrates: A useful measure for ecological health assessment and experimental ecology

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 547-559

  Koop, Jochen H E ^a,b   Winkelmann, Carola ^b,c   Becker, Jochen ^a,b   Hellmann, Claudia ^c   Ortmann, Christian ^d  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

^b University of Koblenz   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d TA INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic invertebrates; Fitness; Methods; Physiological indicators; Stream ecology

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; STREAMWATER; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 80355132015     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-011-9375-7     Document Type: Article

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