Performance of different biotic indices assessing the ecological status of rivers in the Central Himalaya

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 23, Issue , 2012, Pages 447-452

  Shah, Ram Devi Tachamo ^a   Shah, Deep Narayan ^b  

^a Hindu Kush Himalayan Benthological Society   (Nepal)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrate; Bio monitoring; Ecological integrity; Nepal; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; BIOMONITORING; BIOTIC INDEX; CONTROL AND PROTECTION; CURVE METHOD; ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; FIELD CONDITIONS; GLOBAL CHANGE; HIMALAYAS; IN-SITU; MACROINVERTEBRATES; NEPAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS; RUNNING WATERS; SAMPLING SITE; SCREENING PROTOCOL;

RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

ECOLOGY;

BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; GLOBAL CHANGE; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RIVER WATER; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

HIMALAYAS; NEPAL;

EID: 84861333611     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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