How long should a long-term river study be?

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 367-379

  Thomas, Jill F ^a  

^a NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITERATURE REVIEW; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER;

EID: 20444380358     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2005.9664977     Document Type: Article

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