Towards a regional index of biological integrity: The example of forested riparian ecosystems

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 131-143

  Brooks, Robert P ^a   O'Connell, Timothy J ^a   Wardrop, Denice H ^a   Jackson, Laura E ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGIONAL INDEX OF BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY (RIBI);

BIOMARKERS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; STANDARDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

BIOINDICATOR; INDEX OF BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; RIPARIAN COMMUNITY; RIPARIAN FOREST;

AMPHIBIA; BIRD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; NONHUMAN; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

USA;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; MOTACILLA; RIPARIA; SEIURUS MOTACILLA;

EID: 0032104618     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005962613904     Document Type: Conference Paper

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