A preliminary index of biological integrity for fish assemblages of small cold water streams in vermont

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 219-232

  Langdon, Richard W ^a  

^a Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation   (United States)

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EID: 0011634032     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2001)008[0219:apiobi]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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