Bioassessment of fish communities of the upper Delaware River

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-216

  Van Snik Gray, Ellen ^a   Ross, Robert M ^a   Bennett, Randy M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 22544484507     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2005)012[0203:BOFCOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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