Evidence of recovery from acidification in the macroinvertebrate assemblages of UK fresh waters: A 20-year time series

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 37, Issue PART B, 2014, Pages 330-340

  Murphy, John F ^a   Winterbottom, Julie H ^a   Orton, Stuart ^a   Simpson, Gavin L ^b   Shilland, Ewan M ^b   Hildrew, Alan G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidification; Benthos; Macroinvertebrates; Monitoring; Recovery

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGE; MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY; MACROINVERTEBRATES; MONITORING NETWORK;

ACIDIFICATION; LAKES; MONITORING;

RECOVERY;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOMONITORING; BIOTIC FACTOR; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SAMPLING; TIME SERIES;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84890121679     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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