Rangeland Monitoring: Water Quality and Riparian Systems

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-428

  Skinner, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Monitoring; Riparian Zones; Sediment; Water Quality

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RANGELAND; RIPARIAN ZONE; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RIPARIA;

EID: 0142039834     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713936113     Document Type: Article

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