Sustaining living rivers

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 422-423, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-14

  Karr, James R ^a   Chu, Ellen W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Northwest Environment Watch   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological integrity; IBI; Rivers; RIVPACS; Urban rivers; Water cycle

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0034174315     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1017097611303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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