A comparison of riparian condition and aquatic invertebrate community indices in central Nevada

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 255-272

  Kennedy, Tom B ^a,c   Merenlender, Adina M ^b,d   Vinyard, Gary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic invertebrates; Biotic indicators; Diversity measures; Ecological status; Great Basin; Rangeland; Riparian condition; Toiyabe

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034233483     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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