Sensitivity and variability of metrics used in biological assessments of running waters

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 285-291

  Carlisle, Daren M ^a   Clements, William H ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Macroinvertebrates; Metals; Rocky Mountains; Statistical power

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; MACROINVERTEBRATES; MICROCOSMS;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTIMATION; IMPURITIES; MONITORING; STATISTICAL METHODS; STREAM FLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

BIOMONITORING; METAL; METHODOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0033082037     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<0285:SAVOMU>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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