Defining and restoring biological integrity in wilderness lakes

Ecological Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-87

  Harig, Amy L ^a,b   Bain, Mark B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Adirondack Mountains, New York, USA; Biological integrity, defining and restoring; Fish community manipulation; Indicators of biological integrity in lakes; Nonnative fish species; Trophic cascade; Wilderness lakes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; FISH COMMUNITY; LAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; ZOOPLANKTON;

ADIRONDACKS; NEW YORK; USA;

CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA;

EID: 0031929776     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1998)008[0071:DARBIW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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