Indicator value of lotic water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) and their use in macroinvertebrate-based indices for water quality assessment purposes
The Water Framework Directive (WFD) of the European Union includes benthic macroinvertebrates for the ecological assessment of running waters. The invertebrate-based Star-ICMi index, adopted in 2010, does not include Hydrachnidia (water mites) in its complex formulation. However, Hydrachnid...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2013-10-01
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| Series: | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2013075 |