New approach for habitat characterization based on species lists of aquatic and semiaquatic bugs

Citation
L. Hufnagel et al., New approach for habitat characterization based on species lists of aquatic and semiaquatic bugs, ENV MON ASS, 58(3), 1999, pp. 305-316
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
ISSN journal
01676369 → ACNP
Volume
58
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
305 - 316
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-6369(199910)58:3<305:NAFHCB>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A new approach is proposed for the environmental impact assessment of fresh waters. New indices and the cenological values of aquatic and semiaquatic bug (Hemiptera) species have been obtained through multivariate analysis ba sed on the species list of 157 localities in Hungary. The 45 species involv ed in this study can be characterized by their preference for habitat types on a linear scale ranging from small, shallow waters to large, deep waters . The habitats themselves can be characterized by the added cenological val ues of the species found.