Benthic indicators of sediment quality associated with run-of-river reservoirs

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 703, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 149-164

  Fanny, Colas ^a   Virginie, Archaimbault ^b   Jean François, Férard ^a   Jonathan, Bouquerel ^a   Marie Claude, Roger ^b   Simon, Devin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Indicator species; Macroinvertebrates; Response traits; Run of river dams; Sediment contamination

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MAYFLY; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; RESERVOIR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SUBSTRATE;

ATHERIX; DIPTERA; EPHEMERELLA; EPHEMEROPTERA; TANYPODINAE;

EID: 84871405381     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1355-y     Document Type: Article

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