Use of reference-site fish assemblages to assess aquatic degradation in Pinelands streams

Ecological Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 645-658

  Zampella, Robert A ^a   Bunnell, John F ^a  

^a New Jersey Pinelands Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic degradation; Native fish assemblages; New Jersey Pinelands; Nonnative species; Reference sites; Watershed disturbance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODEGRADATION; DETRENDED CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FISH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; WATERSHED;

NEW JERSEY; PINELANDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031828539     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1998)008[0645:UORSFA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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