Unified Multimetric Index for the Evaluation of the Biological Condition of Streams in Southern Brazil Based on Fish and Macroinvertebrate Assemblages.

We developed MMI models that combine responses of fish and benthic macroinvertebrates for the evaluation of the biotic integrity of streams. The MMI was developed using a dataset covering stream sampling sites in the South of Brazil. Reference streams were identified based on the physical and chemic...

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Published in:Environmental Management Vol. 64; no. 5; pp. 661 - 674
Main Authors: Ruaro, Renata, Gubiani, Éder André, Cunico, Almir Manoel, Higuti, Janet, Moretto, Yara, Piana, Pitágoras Augusto
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Nov2019
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