Are trophic and diversity indices based on macrophyte communities pertinent tools to monitor water quality? Export

@article{citeulike:1860602, abstract = {Diversity and trophic indices based on macrophyte communities were calculated to test their pertinence to monitoring water quality in the Northern Vosges (NE of France). Highly significant correlations were found between the four tested chemical variables (bicarbonate, calcium, phosphorus and ammonium nitrogen) and trophic indices and between them and abundance and richness. Trophic indices and McIntosh's index appeared to be more effective in predicting water quality than diversity indices. Diversity indices do not necessarily provide any direct information on the quality or degree of degradation of the environment from which the sample was taken, whereas trophic indices do.}, author = {Thiebaut, Gabrielle and Guerold, Francois and Muller, Serge}, citeulike-article-id = {1860602}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00052-0}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V73-459J2GY-2/2/94488cc92bb37fd3583b280cd7883041}, doi = {10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00052-0}, journal = {Water Research}, keywords = {community, indices, lib\_diversity, lib\_ecohydrology, lib\_hydrobotany, macrophytes, water\_quality}, month = {August}, number = {14}, pages = {3602--3610}, posted-at = {2007-11-05 15:04:21}, priority = {2}, title = {Are trophic and diversity indices based on macrophyte communities pertinent tools to monitor water quality?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00052-0}, volume = {36}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1860602 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1860602 N2 - Diversity and trophic indices based on macrophyte communities were calculated to test their pertinence to monitoring water quality in the Northern Vosges (NE of France). Highly significant correlations were found between the four tested chemical variables (bicarbonate, calcium, phosphorus and ammonium nitrogen) and trophic indices and between them and abundance and richness. Trophic indices and McIntosh's index appeared to be more effective in predicting water quality than diversity indices. Diversity indices do not necessarily provide any direct information on the quality or degree of degradation of the environment from which the sample was taken, whereas trophic indices do. IS - 14 JF - Water Research EP - 3610 TI - Are trophic and diversity indices based on macrophyte communities pertinent tools to monitor water quality? VL - 36 SP - 3602 KW - community KW - indices KW - lib_diversity KW - lib_ecohydrology KW - lib_hydrobotany KW - macrophytes KW - water_quality AU - Thiebaut, Gabrielle AU - Guerold, Francois AU - Muller, Serge PY - 2002/08// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00052-0 ER -