Evaluation and application of methods for biological assessment of streams: Summary of papers

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 572, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Marchant, Richard ^a   Norris, Richard H ^b   Milligan, Ann ^b  

^a MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic metabolism; Bioassessment; Diatoms; Fish; Macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HYDROLOGY; METABOLISM;

BENTHIC METABOLISM; BIOASSESSMENT; DIATOMS; FISH; MACROINVERTEBRATES;

INLAND WATERWAYS;

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROBIOLOGY; STREAM;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 33749330402     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0382-y     Document Type: Article

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