Evaluation of R-EMAP techniques for the measurement of ecological integrity of streams in Washington State's Coast Range Ecoregion

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 345-355

  White, J ^a   Merritt, G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION;

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ECOLOGY;

BIOINDICATOR; ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT; STREAM; STREAMWATER QUALITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER WUALITY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INFORMATION SERVICE; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; RIVER; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRATE; WATER QUALITY;

USA, WASHINGTON, COAST RANGE;

INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032104605     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005912009787     Document Type: Conference Paper

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