Prediction and assessment of local stream habitat features using large-scale catchment characteristics

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 343-369

  Davies, N M ^a   Norris, R H ^a   Thoms, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; AUSRIVAS; Catchment scale; Macroinvertebrate habitat; Predictive model; River condition

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCHMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; SCALE EFFECT; STREAM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033672388     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2000.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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