Assessing the Health of Richibucto Estuary with the Latent Health Factor Index [PDF]
, 2013 The ability to quantitatively assess the health of an ecosystem is often of great interest to those tasked with monitoring and conserving ecosystems. For decades, research in this area has relied upon multimetric indices of various forms.
A Borja +33 more
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The Population Status of Cardііdae (Bіvalvіa) as a Bioindicator for Water Quality in the North-western Part of the Sea of Azov [PDF]
, 2016 An attempt was made to evaluate the suitability of using mollusc populations from the family Cardiidae as a biological indicator to monitor ecological water quality in the north-western part of the Sea of Azov.
Khaliman, I. (Ihor)
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Determining trophic niche width: a novel approach using stable isotope analysis [PDF]
, 2004 1. Although conceptually robust, it has proven difficult to find practical measures of niche width that are simple to obtain, yet provide an adequate descriptor of the ecological position of the population examined. 2.
Adams, C.E. +4 more
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DILSTORE software for ecological status assessment of lakes based on benthic diatoms [PDF]
, 2009 Until recently, only few diatom indices were developed for monitoring littoral zones of lakes. The available indices are not applicable for all lake types because species lists and environmental constraints’ ranges are different.
, Acs, Hofmann, Rott, Zelinka
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Sydowia polyspora dominates fungal communities carried by two Tomicus species in pine plantations threatened by Fusarium circinatum [PDF]
, 2017 Producción CientíficaBark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) carry a diverse filamentous fungal community sometimes acting as vectors or carriers of phytopathogens.
Díez Casero, Julio Javier +6 more
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Indices, Graphs and Null Models: Analyzing Bipartite Ecological Networks [PDF]
, 2009 Many analyses of ecological networks in recent years have introduced new indices to describe network properties. As a consequence, tens of indices are available to address similar questions, differing in specific detail, sensitivity in detecting the ...
Bernd Gruber +3 more
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Soil nematodes of coniferous forests in the Finnish-Russian Friendship Nature Reserve
Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2021 The article describes the communities of soil nematodes in pine (hereinafter – Pinus sylvestris) and spruce (hereinafter – Picea abies) forests in the Finnish-Russian Friendship Nature Reserve.
Anna A. Sushchuk, Elizaveta M. Matveeva
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On the methodology of feeding ecology in fish [PDF]
, 2016 Feeding ecology explains predator’s preference to some preys over others in their habitat and their competitions thereof. The subject, as a functional and applied biology, is highly neglected, and in case of fish, a uniform and consistent ...
Saikia, Surjya Kumar
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Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2014 A nematode community was used as a bioindicator of changes in agroecosystems caused by fertilization. The effect of applying nitrogen (N) fertilizer on a soil nematode community structure was studied in a soil which had not been fertilized for six years ...
Claudia V. Azpilicueta +3 more
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Application of Ecological Indicators [PDF]
Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 2004 ▪ Abstract Ecological indicators have widespread appeal to scientists, environmental managers, and the general public. Indicators have long been used to detect changes in nature, but the scientific maturation in indicator development primarily has occurred in the past 40 years.
Gerald J. Niemi, Michael E. McDonald
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