Revitalization of a northcentral Texas river, as indicated by benthic macroinvertebrate communities

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 346, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 95-117

  Davis, Jack R ^a  

^a Toxicology and Risk Assessment Section   (United States)

Author keywords

Macrobenthos; Point source impacts; River; Stormwater impacts; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030864661     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1002961931613     Document Type: Article

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