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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 based on the species list of 157 localities in Hungary. The 45 species involved 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 values of the species found.
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Hufnagel, L., Bakonyi, G. & Vásárhelyi, T. New approach for habitat characterization based on species lists of aquatic and semiaquatic bugs. Environ Monit Assess 58, 305–316 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006047130545
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