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Modification of an index of biotic integrity based on fish assemblages to characterize rivers of the seine basin, France

Introduction
Methods
– Study area
– Sampling procedure
– Calculation of catchment area and statistical analyses
– Modifying the IBI for the Seine basin
– Species assignments
– Calculation of IBI metrics
– Testing contribution of IBI metrics
– Performance of the IBI relative to known perturbations
Results and discussion
– Analysis of biodiversity
– Spatial and temporal variation in the IBI
– The IBI for the river Oise (1988) relative to known perturbations
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References