Development of a benthic diatom index of biotic integrity (BD-IBI) for ecosystem health assessment of human dominant subtropical rivers, China

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 151, Issue , 2015, Pages 286-294

  Tan, Xiang ^a,b   Ma, Peiming ^c   Bunn, Stuart E ^b   Zhang, Quanfa ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c YANGTZE RIVER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Benthic algae; Bioassessment; Land use; Nutrients; River health; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; BIODIVERSITY; EUTROPHICATION; LAND USE; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

BENTHIC ALGAE; BENTHIC DIATOMS; BIOASSESSMENT; CONDITION; DIATOM INDICES; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; HEALTH ASSESSMENTS; INDICES OF BIOTIC INTEGRITIES; QUALITY LOSS; RIVER HEALTH;

NUTRIENTS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HEALTH IMPACT; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; LAND USE CHANGE; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALGA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BENTHIC DIATOM INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; EUTROPHICATION; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; BIODIVERSITY; DIATOM; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; RIVER; TROPIC CLIMATE;

CHINA; HAN RIVER [HUBEI-SHAANXI];

ALGAE; AMPHORA; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; DIATOMS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; RIVERS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84921311382     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.12.048     Document Type: Article

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