Land use affects the distribution of benthic macroinvertebrate fauna along the river continuum and are hence useful indicators of this stress (Richards et al. 1993; Roth et al. 1996; Hershey & Lamberti 1998; Allan 2004). This knowledge pertains to temperate streams. Such an impact has been scarcely investigated in tropical India (Singh & Nautiyal 1990; Subramanian et al. 2005; Nautiyal & Mishra 2011). This study examines the distribution of riverine macroinvertebrate fauna with respect to differential land use in Bundelkhand region (central India) where the ambitious Ken-Betwa River link is proposed for efficient water use.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/variations-benthic-macroinvertebratefauna-indicator-land-use-ken-river-central-india
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/prakash-nautiyal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/asheesh-shivam-mishra
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/journal-threatened-taxa
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-linking
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[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydrology
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