Adapting the floristic quality assessment index to indicate anthropogenic disturbance in central Pennsylvania wetlands

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 313-326

  Miller, Sarah J ^a   Wardrop, Denice H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological indicator; Condition assessment; Floristic quality assessment index (FQAI); Headwater wetland; Ridge and Valley physiographic province; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKERS; ECOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

FLORISTIC QUALITY ASSESSMENT INDEX (FQAI); HEADWATER WETLAND;

WETLANDS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; DISTURBANCE; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; POLLUTION MONITORING; VASCULAR PLANT; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644871476     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2005.03.012     Document Type: Article

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