Chironomids as bioindicators of environmental quality in mountain springs

Freshwater Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 525-541

  Lencioni, Valeria ^a   Marziali, Laura ^b   Rossaro, Bruno ^c  

^a Museo Delle Scienze   (Italy)

^b Water Research Institute CNR IRSA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alps; anthropogenic pressure; Italy; Orthocladiinae; Prealps; spring type

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FLY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SELF ORGANIZATION; SPRING WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOLERANCE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ALPS; ITALY;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIAMESA; DIPTERA; EUKIEFFERIELLA; MACROPELOPIA; NATARSIA; ORTHOCLADIINAE; PARATRISSOCLADIUS; PHAENOPSECTRA FLAVIPES; POLYPEDILUM NUBECULOSUM; PRODIAMESA OLIVACEA; PSEUDODIAMESA BRANICKII; PSEUDOKIEFFERIELLA PARVA; STILOCLADIUS;

EID: 84873374663     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/11-038.1     Document Type: Article

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