T Goldschmidt - Neotropical Biodiversity, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Various biomonitoring methods are used worldwide to evaluate water quality and the ecological integrity of freshwater habitats. Most of these methods are based upon …
Tolerance values (TVs) based on benthic macroinvertebrates are one of the most widely used tools for monitoring the biological impacts of water pollution, particularly in streams and …
M Springer - Revista de biología tropical, 2010 - scielo.sa.cr
El uso de macroinvertebrados como indicadores de calidad de agua empezó hace más de 100 años en Europa. Hoy en día, constituye una herramienta muy útil y de relativamente …
C Villamarín, M Rieradevall, MJ Paul, MT Barbour… - Ecological …, 2013 - Elsevier
The main objective of this study was to develop a highland Andean streams ecological assessment tool for managers to determine the biological quality in this broad area of South …
Biotic indices are widely used in monitoring the health status of various ecosystems. The choice of the best index is generally done qualitatively depending on a variety of aspects …
C Villamarín, N Prat, M Rieradevall - Latin american journal of aquatic …, 2014 - SciELO Chile
Para comprender la variabilidad física, química e hidromorfológica de los ríos en la zona altoandina tropical (sobre los 2000 msnm) se muestrearon 123 ríos de ocho cuencas …
Background Bioassessment of rivers is a fundamental method to determine surface water quality. One of the groups most commonly employed as bioindicators of aquatic ecosystems …
R Ladrera Fernández… - … . e-Revista de …, 2013 - redined.educacion.gob.es
En los últimos años se han realizado diversas adaptaciones sobre la utilización de la comunidad de macroinvertebrados acuáticos como indicadores de la calidad del agua en …
Urbanization is degrading stream ecosystems worldwide. Tropical island streams may respond to urbanization differently than temperate streams because of their overall climate …