The effects of isolation and acid mine drainage on fish and macroinvertebrate communities of Monday Creek, Ohio, USA

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 60-72

  Stoertz, Mary W ^a   Bourne, Heather ^b   Knotts, Christa ^a   White, Matthew M ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Limno Tech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Diversity; Fish; Habitat; Isolation; Macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

EID: 32644460510     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s102300200021     Document Type: Article

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