Biomonitoring with macroinvertebrate communities in Italy: What happened to our past and what is the future?

<p>This paper reviews the history and development of biological water quality assessment using macroinvertebrates in Italy. Italy was one of the first European countries to officially adopt a biomonitoring system based on benthic invertebrates, the <em>Indice Biotico Esteso</em> (I...

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Main Authors: Tiziano Bo, Alberto Doretto, Alex Laini, Francesca Bona, Stefano Fenoglio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
Subjects:
IBE
Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/1584