Conservation unit and water quality: the influence of environmental integrity on benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages

AIM: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a Conservation Unit (CU) in maintaining the quality of freshwater habitats and to evaluate the influence of environmental integrity on benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages. METHODS: The research was conducted at sampling sites located within a...

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Main Authors: Jessé Renan Scapini Sobczak, Alice Teresa Valduga, Rozane Maria Restello, Rafael Imlau Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2013-12-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2013000400009&lng=en&tlng=en