The development and use of indicators to assess the state of ecosystem health in the Great Lakes

Ecosystem Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 255-258

  Shear, Harvey ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GENETIC DIVERSITY;

NORTH AMERICA, GREAT LAKES;

EID: 0030423077     PISSN: 10762825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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