An argument in support of the development of regionalized standard taxonomic efforts for benthic Macroinvertebrate-Based monitoring

Taxonomic harmonization for benthic macroinvertebrate abundance data is time consuming. If undertaken lightly it can lead to erroneous inferences regarding taxon-specific responses to environmental gradients, variation in benthic index scores, and increased noise in community comparison efforts. Sta...

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Main Authors: Sean P. Sullivan, Robert W. Wisseman, John Pfeiffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23003266