Macroinvertebrate frequency data for the RIVPACS III sites in Great Britain and their use in conservation evaluation

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 141-167

  Wright, J F ^a   Blackburn, J H ^a   Gunn, R J M ^a   Furse, M T ^a   Armitage, P D ^a   Winder, J M ^a   Symes, K L ^a   Moss, D ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION EVALUATION; FREQUENCY DATA; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVPACS III;

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EID: 0030413996     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199609)6:3<141::AID-AQC189>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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