Land use and aquatic biointegrity in the Blackfoot River watershed, Montana

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 565-581

  Rothrock, Julie A ^a   Barten, Paul K ^b   Ingman, Gary L ^c  

^a CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c Montana Department of Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Biomonitoring; GIS; Land use; Macroinvertebrates; Nonpoint source pollution; Sediment delivery; Soil erosion; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEMS; EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; LOGGING (FORESTRY); MARINE BIOLOGY; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOILS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC BIOINTEGRITY; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

WATERSHEDS;

INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; ZOOBENTHOS;

BLACKFOOT RIVER; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; MELAMPODIUM;

EID: 0032102288     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1998.tb00955.x     Document Type: Article

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