Aquatic ecosystem health and integrity: Problems and potential solutions

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 254-261

  Scrimgeour, Garry J ^a,b,d,e   Wicklum, Dan ^b,c,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^d Government of Canada   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 0344652594     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1467951     Document Type: Article

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