Development and application of an index of biotic integrity for fish communities of wadeable monongahela river tributaries

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-190

  Kimmel, William G ^a   Argent, David G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FISH; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRIBUTARY;

ALLEGHENY PLATEAU; APPALACHIAN PLATEAU; APPALACHIANS; MONONGAHELA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

PISCES;

EID: 33745905338     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2006.9664986     Document Type: Article

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