Influences of watershed land use on habitat quality and biotic integrity in Wisconsin streams

Fisheries

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 6-12

  Wang, Lizhu ^a   Lyons, John ^a   Kanehl, Paul ^a   Gatti, Ronald ^a  

^a Wisconsin Dept Nat Rsrc Res Ctr   (United States)

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EID: 0031156383     PISSN: 03632415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8446(1997)022<0006:IOWLUO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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