Unravelling the drivers of aquatic communities using disparate organismal groups and different taxonomic levels

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 108-118

  Vilmi, Annika ^a,b   Karjalainen, Satu Maaria ^a   Nokela, Tiina ^a   Tolonen, Kimmo ^a   Heino, Jani ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Department of Ecology ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioassessment; Diatoms; Higher taxon approach; Macroinvertebrates; Taxonomic surrogacy

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; BIOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; PHYTOPLANKTON; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

BIOASSESSMENT; DIATOMS; HIGHER TAXON; MACROINVERTEBRATES; TAXONOMIC SURROGACY;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS;

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; INVERTEBRATE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; TAXONOMY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84936862904     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.06.023     Document Type: Article

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