Impacts of urbanization on stream habitats and macroinvertebrate communities in the tributaries of Qiangtang River, China

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 680, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-51

  Wang, Beixin ^a   Liu, Dongxiao ^a   Liu, Shuru ^a   Zhang, Yong ^a   Lu, Dongqi ^a   Wang, Lizhu ^b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrate; Bioassessment; Qiantang River; Stream; Total impervious area; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CORRECTION; DIVERSITY INDEX; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MACROBENTHOS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBANIZATION; WATERSHED;

CHINA; QIANTANG RIVER; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 82455206253     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0899-6     Document Type: Article

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