A multivariate approach to assess habitat integrity in urban streams using benthic macroinvertebrate metrics

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2832-2837

  Canobbio, S ^a   Azzellino, A ^b   Cabrini, R ^a   Mezzanotte, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental gradients; Macroinvertebrate assemblages; Multivariate analysis; Urban stream assessment

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES; MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGE; MORPHOLOGICAL ALTERATION; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; URBAN STREAM;

WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BENTHOS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RIVER MANAGEMENT; RIVER SYSTEM; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT; ITALY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RIVERS;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84880022568     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.166     Document Type: Article

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