Use of the index of biotic integrity to assess water quality in forested streams of the ouachita mountains ecoregion, arkansas

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-192

  Hlass, Lisa J ^a   Fisher, William L ^b   Turton, Donald J ^b  

^a Womble Ranger District Office   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; MANAGEMENT; TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST STREAM; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; WATER QUALITY;

ARKANSAS; QUACHITA MOUNTAINS; USA;

EID: 0031750593     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1998.9663606     Document Type: Article

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