A multimetric index using macroinvertebrate data collected with artificial substrates

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 367-378

  Paller, Michael H ^a   Specht, Winona L ^a  

^a WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MULTIMETRIC INDEX;

SOUTH CAROLINA; USA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; PLECOPTERA; TANYTARSINI; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0030964655     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1997.9663547     Document Type: Article

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