Validation and application of a fish-based index of biotic integrity for small central Minnesota lakes

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1095-1111

  Drake, Melissa T ^a   Valley, Ray D ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23844453640     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M04-128.1     Document Type: Article

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