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Biological monitoring: Part IIA—receiving system functional methods, relationships and indices
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In this paper, a range of approaches to biomonitoring has been discussed, and a holistic evaluation of the integrity of biological systems is proposed, which includes the measurements of both biotic and abiotic structural and functional parameters.About:
This article is published in Water Research.The article was published on 1982-01-01. It has received 106 citations till now.read more
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Biological Integrity: A Long-Neglected Aspect of Water Resource Management
TL;DR: Assessment of water resource quality by sampling biological communities in the field (ambient biological monitoring) is a promising approach that requires expanded use of ecological expertise and the Index of Biotic Integrity provides a broadly based, multiparameter tool for the assessment of biotic integrity in running waters.
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A case for using litter breakdown to assess functional stream integrity
Mark O. Gessner,Eric Chauvet +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a complementary approach to stream assessment based on evaluating ecosystem level processes is proposed, where leaf litter breakdown is a prime candidate to consider in this context, because of the pivotal role that allochthonous litter plays in streams, the demonstrated effects of anthropogenic perturbations on litter breakdown, and the relative ease of implementation.
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Organic matter breakdown and ecosystem metabolism: functional indicators for assessing river ecosystem health
TL;DR: In this article, a more complete assessment of river health should include functional metrics, such as rates of organic matter decomposition and ecosystem metabolism, which can provide a direct estimate of the food base that determines life-supporting capacity.
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Anthropogenic impacts on the distribution and biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrates and water quality of the Langat River, Peninsular Malaysia
TL;DR: The data obtained in this study supported the use of the bioindicator concept for Malaysian rivers and highlighted the impacts of anthropogenic land-based activities such as urban runoff on the distribution and species diversity of macrobenthic invertebrates in the downstream of the Langat River.
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Biomonitoring and Bioindicators Used for River Ecosystems: Definitions, Approaches and Trends
Li Li,Binghui Zheng,Lusan Liu +2 more
TL;DR: A review on concepts, current use and anticipated future directions of biomonitoring approaches and bioindicators used for river ecosystems can be found in this paper, where the authors present a review on the current use of biometric approaches and their potential future directions.
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