An index of biological integrity (ibi) for pacific northwest rivers

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-261

  Mebane, Christopher A ^a   Maret, Terry R ^b   Hughes, Robert M ^c  

^a Idaho Department of Environmental Quality   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; RIVER;

NORTH AMERICA;

COTTIDAE; COTTUS; CYPRINUS CARPIO; SALMONIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 0037360554     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(2003)132<0239:AIOBII>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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