Assigning macroinvertebrate tolerance classifications using generalised additive models

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 662-677

  Yuan, Lester L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalised additive model; Macroinvertebrates; Tolerance classification

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; CLASSIFICATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; TOLERANCE; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 2342592535     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01206.x     Document Type: Article

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