Assessment of two Carolina watersheds using land and stream habitat quality indices

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 657-665

  McQuaid, B F ^a   Norfleet, L ^b  

^a USDA NRCS   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Index of Biotic Integrity; Land quality soil quality; Watershed health

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; WATERSHED;

UNITED STATES;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0033512390     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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