Effects of Land Use Types on Community Structure Patterns of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Streams of Urban Areas in the South of the Korea Peninsula

Effects of Land Use Types on Community Structure Patterns of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Streams of Urban Areas in the South of the Korea Peninsula

Benthic macroinvertebrates were collected from streams located in an urban area from regions featuring different environmental conditions. Physicochemical variables and land use types pertaining to sampling sites were analyzed concurrently. Multivariate analyses (cluster analysis and non-metric mult...

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Main Authors: Dong-Hwan Kim, Tae-Soo Chon, Gyu-Suk Kwak, Sang-Bin Lee, Young-Seuk Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
community structure
indicator species
multivariate analysis
rank-abundance diagram
urban stream
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/5/187

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