… multimetric index using benthic macroinvertebrates. Hester–Dendy multiplate samplers
were used to evaluate benthic macroinvertebrate … in a multimetric index. Multiple box plots of …

… common pressure indices and two common biological multimetric indices were developed
for … harmonization of benthic invertebrate assessment methods in lakes and similar habitats. …

… programs, but few multimetric indices were developed so far. This … benthic macroinvertebrates
as bioindicators in Rio de Janeiro State. Our aim was first to test the Multimetric Index for …

… the strength of single and multimetric indices and multivariate approaches for detecting the
… using benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Our results showed both multimetric and …

… technique of rapid bioassessment using benthic macroinvertebrate community. It has also
included the establishment of a macroinvertebrate-based multimetric index of biotic integrity (…

… Multimetric indices (MMIs), based on responses of biological … of 17 published benthic
macroinvertebrate MMIs for … We tested those MMIs through use of macroinvertebrate data …

… To provide such a tool, we developed a multimetric index based on stream macroinvertebrate
data. We collected samples from eight reference (undisturbed) streams and 12 streams …

… According to multimetric indices, benthic macro-invertebrates … Multimetric indices consist
of a number of biological and/or … multimetric indices using benthic macro-invertebrates in …

… indices for different regions of the world necessary. Thus, our goal was to develop and validate
a multimetric index based on macroinvertebrates to … Fifty-three macroinvertebrate metrics …

… The purpose of this research was to demonstrate a macroinvertebrate multimetric index
approach to determine lake biological integrity similar to what has been developed for wadeable …