The performance of biological indicators in assessing the ecological state of streams with varying catchment urbanisation levels in Coimbra, Portugal

Limnetica

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-154

  Del Arco, Ana Isabel ^a,b   Ferreira, Verónica ^b   Graca, Manuel A S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecological integrity; Litter decomposition; Macroinvertebrates; Urban streams

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOINDICATOR; CATCHMENT; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE; LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; METROPOLITAN AREA; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION GROWTH; STREAM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; URBANIZATION; WATERSHED;

COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84871971790     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: 19891806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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