A new macroinvertebrate-based multimetric index (I 2M 2) to evaluate ecological quality of French wadeable streams fulfilling the WFD demands: A taxonomical and trait approach

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 18, Issue , 2012, Pages 452-467

  Mondy, Cédric Pascal ^a   Villeneuve, Bertrand ^b   Archaimbault, Virginie ^c   Usseglio Polatera, Philippe ^a  

^a Faculté des Sciences et Technologies   (France)

^b UR MALY   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bio ecological traits; Macroinvertebrates; Multimetric index; Pressure impact relationship; Taxonomic metrics; WFD

Indexed keywords

BIO-ECOLOGICAL TRAITS; MACROINVERTEBRATES; MULTIMETRIC INDEX; PRESSURE-IMPACT RELATIONSHIP; TAXONOMIC METRICS; WFD; MULTI-METRIC INDICES; PRESSURE-IMPACT RELATIONSHIPS;

DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

IODINE; ECOSYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMONITORING; DATA SET; DATABASE; DIVERSITY INDEX; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; STREAMWATER; TAXONOMY; TRADE-OFF; WATER QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; INDEX METHOD; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; STREAM;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84855758555     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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