Taxonomic surrogacy, numerical resolution and responses of stream macroinvertebrate communities to ecological gradients: Are the inferences transferable among regions?

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 186-194

  Heino, Jani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Community composition; Macroinvertebrates; Richness; Streams; Taxonomic resolution

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MACROINVERTEBRATES; RICHNESS; STREAMS; TAXONOMIC RESOLUTION;

CONSERVATION;

ECOLOGY;

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; DRAINAGE BASIN; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; TAXONOMY;

EID: 84882750060     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.07.022     Document Type: Article

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