Multivariate-statistics based selection of a benthic macroinvertebrate index for assessing water quality in the Paute River basin (Ecuador)
Gonzalo Sotomayor, Henrietta Hampel, Raúl F. Vázquez, Peter Goethals
Topics & Concepts
Biotic indexBenthic zoneEnvironmental scienceMultivariate statisticsWater qualityPrincipal component analysisRiparian zoneHydrology (agriculture)Structural basinEcologyStatisticsMathematicsHabitatBiologyGeologyGeotechnical engineeringPaleontologyWater Quality and Pollution AssessmentFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyFish Ecology and Management Studies