Simplification in the use of macroinvertebrates in fluvial system water evaluation
Figueroa, R.; Ruiz, V.H.; Encina Montoya, F.; Palma, A.
Interciencia 30(12): 770-774
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0378-1844
Accession: 004473280
Macroinvertebrates have been used for decades to evaluate water quality, using measures of diversity, biotic indexes and comparative analysis. The taxonomic level of family allows a general interpretation of the ecological quality of a fluvial system, and is possible to infer the quality of these systems compared to selected reference sites.