The use of fish in ecological assessments

Australian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 65-80

  HARRIS, JOHN H ^a  

^a NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

Author keywords

biological monitoring tools; ecological assessment; fish; Index of Biotic Integrity; management; monitoring; rivers; water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FISH; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0028976047     PISSN: 0307692X     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1995.tb00523.x     Document Type: Article

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