The importance of spatial variation of benthic invertebrates for the ecological assessment of European lakes

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 85-89

  Solimini, Angelo G ^a   Sandin, Leonard ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Eutrophication; Hydromorphology; Lake; Littoral habitat; Water Framework Directive; Wiser project

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EUTROPHICATION; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT TYPE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; ZOOBENTHOS;

EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84875987001     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2012/0322     Document Type: Article

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