Assessing conservation value of stream communities: A comparison of approaches based on centres of density and species richness

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 699-710

  Angermeier, Paul L ^a   Winston, Matthew R ^b  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE; CONSERVATION VALUE; INDEX OF CENTRES OF DENSITY; METHOD EVALUATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM COMMUNITY;

USA, TENNESSEE, CLINCH RIVER BASIN; USA, VIRGINIA, CLINCH RIVER BASIN;

EID: 0030616629     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00190.x     Document Type: Review

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