Evaluation of the fixed-count method for Rapid Bioassessment Protocol III with benthic macroinvertebrate metrics

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 420-426

  Sovell, Laurie A ^a,b   Vondracek, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY   (United States)

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EID: 0033197512     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468455     Document Type: Review

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