Louisiana waterthrushes (Seiurus motacilla) and habitat assessments as cost-effective indicators of instream biotic integrity

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1941-1958

  Mattsson, B J ^a   Cooper, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Headwater streams; Louisiana waterthrush; Visual habitat assessment; Volunteer monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; HABITAT QUALITY; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SONGBIRD; WATER QUALITY;

NORTH AMERICA; PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS TAURUS; EPHEMEROPTERA; PASSERI; PLECOPTERA; SEIURUS MOTACILLA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 33748757722     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01617.x     Document Type: Article

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