Ecological Indicators for the Assessment of the Quality of Air, Water, Soil, and Ecosystems: Papers presented at a Symposium held in Utrecht, October 1982Petronella H Best, J. Haeck Papers presented at a Symposium held in Utrecht, The Netherlands, October 1982 |
Contents
Principles of BioIndication | 207 |
The Need of an Ecological QualityConcept | 219 |
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Quality | 227 |
Animal Indicators for SideEfects of Chemicals Vector Control | 229 |
Bioindicators and Chemical Pollution of Surface Waters | 237 |
Toxicological Assessment of River Water Quality in Bioassays with Fish | 247 |
Biological Indicators of Air Pollution | 257 |
Higher Plants as Indicators and Accumulators of Gaseous Air Pollution | 263 |
General Remarks with Regard to Biological Indicators Used in Water Pollution Studies | 317 |
The Dynamics of Dissolved Oxygen Concentration for Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment in Polder Ditches | 321 |
Hydropsychidae as BioIndicators | 331 |
Zooplankton and Its Grazing as Indicators of Trophic Status in Dutch Lakes | 343 |
BioIndicators and the Quality of the Wadden Sea | 355 |
Indicators in Complex Systems | 369 |
Vegetation as an Indicator of Environmental Changes | 375 |
Taraxacum Species as Environmental Indicator for Grassland Management | 381 |
Lichens as Indicators for Air Quality | 273 |
Soil Properties Indicative for Quality | 283 |
Problems in Characterizing the Ecological Quality of Soil in Relation to Human Activities | 289 |
Bioindication of a Surplus of Heavy Metals in Terrestrial Ecosystems | 297 |
Soil Fauna and Soil Microflora as Possible Indicators of Soil Pollution | 307 |
Meadow Birds as Indicators | 391 |
Ecological Indicator Organisms for Environmental Protection Policy | 399 |
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Common terms and phrases
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