Apples, oranges, and ecoregions: On determining pattern in aquatic assemblages

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 487-496

  Gerritsen, J ^a   Barbour, M T ^a   King, K ^a  

^a TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Ecoregions; Regional reference condition; Stream classification

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; ECOREGION; MACROINVERTEBRATE;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 0033790844     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468109     Document Type: Article

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