Effects of measurement error on inferences of environmental conditions

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 152-163

  Yuan, Lester L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological inference; Fine sediment; Macroinvertebrates; Measurement error; Streams; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERSISTENCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33847607380     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2007)26[152:EOMEOI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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