Effects of sampling area and subsampling procedure on comparisons of taxa richness among streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 392-399

  Vinson, Mark R ^a,b,c,d   Hawkins, Charles P ^a,b,e,f  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Aquatic Monitoring Center   (United States)

^c IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0029800055     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1467286     Document Type: Article

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