A process for developing and evaluating indices of fish assemblage integrity

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1618-1631

  Hughes, Robert M ^a   Kaufmann, Philip R ^b   Herlihy, Alan T ^b   Kincaid, Thomas M ^a   Reynolds, Lou ^b   Larsen, David P ^c  

^a Oregon State University ^*  (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; RIVER SYSTEM;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031742108     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-060     Document Type: Article

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