The Andean Biotic Index (ABI): revised tolerance to pollution values for macroinvertebrate families and index performance evaluation

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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Main Authors: Blanca Ríos-Touma, Raúl Acosta, Narcís Prat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2014-04-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
Andes
macroinvertebrados acuáticos
distribución altitudinal
tolerancia a la contaminación
adaptaciones del BMWP
biomonitoreo
calidad del agua
Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000600017&lng=en&tlng=en

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