Assessing water quality using two taxonomic levels of benthic macroinvertebrate analysis: Implications for volunteer monitors

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 581-586

  O'Leary, Niamh ^a   Vawter, A Thomas ^a   Wagenet, Linda Plummer ^b   Pfeffer, Max ^b  

^a WELLS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; ERROR ANALYSIS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MONITORING; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 12544251761     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2004.9664738     Document Type: Article

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