Use of rare macroinvertebrate taxa and multiple-year data to detect low-level impacts in rivers

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2003, Pages 167-175

  Turak, E ^a   Koop, K ^a  

^a NSW Environment Protection Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

AUSRIVAS; Ecosystem health; Impact assessment; Macroinvertebrates; Rapid assessment; Replication

Indexed keywords

VICIA SATIVA;

EID: 0041910133     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980301468     Document Type: Conference Paper

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