Selecting macroinvertebrate taxa and metrics to assess eutrophication in different depth zones of Mediterranean lakes

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-143

  Bazzanti, Marcello ^a   Mastrantuono, Luciana ^a   Solimini, Angelo G ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Eulittoral sand; Infralittoral vegetation; Macroinvertebrates; Mediterranean volcanic lakes; Presence absence metrics; Sublittoral profundal zone

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EUTROPHICATION; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ITALY;

CRUSTACEA;

EID: 84876007229     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2012/0200     Document Type: Article

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