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- Title
Terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates as bioindicators for environmental monitoring, with particular reference to mountain ecosystems.
- Authors
Hodkinson, Ian D; Jackson, John K
- Abstract
The use of terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates as a management tool for monitoring change in ecosystems is reviewed and critically evaluated. Their suitability and value for assessing a range of environmental problems from pollution impacts, through habitat evaluation for conservation to the long-term degradation and recovery of ecosystems, is critically discussed. Guidelines are provided for the choice of appropriate bioindicators. Examples of the use of a broad spectrum of invertebrates to assess a variety of environmental problems are summarized. The particular potential of invertebrates for monitoring montane ecosystems is highlighted.
- Publication
Environmental management, 2005, Vol 35, Issue 5, p649
- ISSN
0364-152X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00267-004-0211-x