A multimetric index based on fish fauna for the evaluation of the biotic integrity of streams at a mesohabitat scale Índice multimétrico com base na fauna de peixes para avaliação da integridade biótica de riachos em escala de meso-hábitat
AIM: In this study, we evaluated the ability of the Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI), based on fish fauna, to discriminate between reference streams and degraded streams at a mesohabitat scale. METHODS: We sampled the ichthyofauna of 96 mesohabitats (runs, riffles and pools) with electrofishing gear...
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Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Limnologia
2012-12-01
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Series: | Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2012000400002 |