Complementarity of community indices in characterizing aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages

Community indices are commonly used in ecology to characterize and track species assemblages. However, their use is also critically discussed. Unclarities remain about what the various community indices actually represent, their appropriateness in representing ecological status, and their drawbacks....

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Main Authors: Jip de Vries, Michiel H.S. Kraak, Piet F.M. Verdonschot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989423002391