Implications of taxonomic resolution and sample habitat for stream classification at a broad geographic scale

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 352-361

  Hewlett, Rebecca ^a  

^a Freshw Sci Environ Protect A   (Australia)

Author keywords

Broad scale biomonitoring; Classification and ordination; Macroinvertebrates; Rivers; Sample habitat; Taxonomic resolution

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA;

EPHEMEROPTERA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0034211019     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468077     Document Type: Article

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