A scientometric assessment of 30 years of the Index of Biotic Integrity in aquatic ecosystems: Applications and main flaws

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 105-110

  Ruaro, Renata ^a   Gubiani, Éder André ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO OESTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Conservation; Environmental assessment; James R. Karr; Reference condition

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOTIC INTEGRITY; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FISH COMMUNITIES; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; INDICATOR ORGANISMS; JAMES R. KARR; REFERENCE CONDITION; REUTERS; SCIENTOMETRICS; TEMPORAL TRENDS; THOMSON; TIME FRAME;

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FISH;

PAPER;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FISH; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; REFERENCE SAMPLE; RIVER SYSTEM; STREAM;

EID: 84872692978     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.12.016     Document Type: Article

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