Maryland biological stream survey: Development of a fish index of biotic integrity

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 89-106

  Roth, N ^a   Southerland, M ^a   Chaillou, J ^a   Klauda, R ^b   Kazyak, P ^b   Stranko, S ^b   Weisberg, S ^c   Hall Jr , L ^d   Morgan II, R ^e  

^a VERSAR INC   (United States)

^b MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY (IBI); MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (MANOVA);

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARINE BIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL TESTS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

BIOINDICATOR; FISH ASSEMBLAGE; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY;

CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RIVER; SPECIES; UNITED STATES;

USA, MARYLAND;

EID: 0032104684     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005950228017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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