An evaluation of physical stream habitat attributes used to monitor streams

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1637-1646

  Roper, Brett B ^a,b   Kershner, Jeffrey L ^a,b   Archer, Eric ^a,b   Henderson, Richard ^a,b   Bouwes, Nicolaas ^a,b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b Eco Logical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Environmental heterogeneity; Quality control; Random effects model; Sample size; Stream monitoring

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

STREAM HABITATS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MONITORING SYSTEM; SAMPLING; STREAM;

EID: 0036983179     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2002.tb04370.x     Document Type: Article

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