River habitat surveys and biodiversity in acid-sensitive rivers

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 501-514

  Brewin, P A ^a   Buckton, S T ^a   Ormerod, S J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid streams; Biodiversity; Dipper; Invertebrates; RHS; River birds; River habitats; Sandpiper

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; HABITAT QUALITY; RIVER SYSTEM; SURVEYING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTITIS HYPOLEUCOS; AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CINCLIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0031682147     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199807/08)8:4<501::AID-AQC290>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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