The Andean Biotic Index (ABI): revised tolerance to pollution values for macroinvertebrate families and index performance evaluation
Score-based biotic indices are widely used to evaluate the water quality of streams and rivers. Few adaptations of these indices have been done for South America because there is a lack of knowledge on macroinvertebrate taxonomy, distribution and tolerance to pollution in the region. Several areas i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Vicerractoría Investigación
2014-04-01
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Series: | Revista de Biología Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000600017&lng=en&tlng=en |