Sediment-quality assessment of the lower Oconee River

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 139-154

  Lasier, Peter J ^a   Winger, Parley V ^a   Shelton Jr , James L ^a   Bogenrieder, Kurt J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; HYALELLA AZTECA; MOXOSTOMA ROBUSTUM;

EID: 24344438573     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2004)003[0139:SAOTLO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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