Comparison of correlations between environmental characteristics and stream diatom assemblages characterized at genus and species levels

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 299-310

  Hill, Brian H ^a   Stevenson, R Jan ^b   Pan, Yangdong ^c   Herlihy, Alan T ^d   Kaufmann, Philip R ^a   Johnson, Colleen Burch ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035371780     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468324     Document Type: Article

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