Biological significance of UK critical load exceedance estimates for flowing waters: Assessments of dipper Cinclus cinclus populations in Scotland

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1065-1076

  Logie, John W ^a   Bryant, David M ^a   Howell, David L ^a,c   Vickery, Juliet A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cinclus cinclus; critical load models; dipper; exceedance; stream acidity

Indexed keywords

CINCLUS CINCLUS; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CINCLIDAE;

CRITICAL LOAD EXCEEDANCE; DIPPER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

UK, SCOTLAND;

EID: 0030302029     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404686     Document Type: Article

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