Use of fish communities to assess environmental impacts in south carolina coastal plain streams

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 633-644

  Paller, Michael H ^a   Reichert, Marcel J M ^b   Dean, John M ^b  

^a WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH COMMUNITY; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

USA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SAND HILLS; USA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SAVANNAH RIVER SITE;

EID: 0030301950     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(1996)125<0633:UOFCTA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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