Theoretical predictions of observed to expected ratios in RIVPACS-type predictive model assessments of stream biological condition

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 841-850

  Yuan, Lester L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

AUSRIVAS; Predictive model; RIVPACS; Validation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; PREDICTION; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; STREAM;

MID-ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33845308587     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2006)025[0841:TPOOTE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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