Changes in agricultural intensity and river health along a river continuum

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 345-357

  Harding, Jon S ^a   Young, Roger G ^a   Hayes, John W ^a   Shearer, Karen A ^a   Stark, John D ^a  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Biotic indices; Land use; River continuum; Species richness; Stream health; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; LAND USE; WATER QUALITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANNELIDA; CHIRONOMIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); OVIS ARIES; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0032865815     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.444470.x     Document Type: Article

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