Applying a large, statewide database to the assessment, stressor diagnosis, and restoration of stream fish communities

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 99-121

  Stranko, Scott A ^a   Hurd, Martin K ^a   Klauda, Ronald J ^a  

^a MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Biological monitoring; Fishes; Predictions; Restoration; Streams; Stressors

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FISHERIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MONITORING; RESTORATION; WATER QUALITY;

BIOASSESSMENT; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FISH COMMUNITIES; FISHES; STREAMS; STRESSOR DIAGNOSIS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FISH; HABITAT RESTORATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STREAMWATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SCREENING TEST; SPECIES; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MARYLAND; NITRATES; OXYGEN; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

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

PISCES;

EID: 25844440758     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-3608-y     Document Type: Article

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