Linking biotopes to invertebrates in rivers: Biological traits, taxonomic composition and diversity

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 23, Issue , 2012, Pages 301-311

  Demars, Benoît O L ^a   Kemp, Joanna L ^b   Friberg, Nikolai ^c   Usseglio Polatera, Philippe ^d   Harper, David M ^e  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biomonitoring tools; Freshwater ecosystems; Macroinvertebrate communities; Reference conditions; Species traits

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY; REFERENCE CONDITION; SPECIES TRAITS;

BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENTS; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MORPHOLOGY; RUNOFF; TAXONOMIES;

RIVERS;

BENTHOS; BIOMONITORING; BIOTOPE; CATCHMENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MONITORING; PHYLOGENETICS; RIVER; RIVER BED; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84860613536     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.04.011     Document Type: Article

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