Guide to effective monitoring of aquatic and riparian resources

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report RMRS-GTR

Volumn , Issue 121 RMRS-GTR, 2004, Pages 1-65

  Kershner, Jeffrey L ^a   Archer, Eric K ^b   Coles Ritchie, Marc ^a   Cowley, Ervin R ^c,d   Henderson, Richard C ^a   Kratz, Kim ^e   Quimby, Charles M ^a   Turner, David L ^a   Ulmer, Linda C ^a,f   Vinson, Mark R ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b Effectiveness Monitoring Project   (United States)

^c US Department of the Interior Bureau Land Management Idaho   (United States)

^d BLM   (United States)

^e NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^f Forest Service ^*

Author keywords

Aquatic sampling; Critical riparian area; Effectiveness monitoring; Monitoring strategy; Riparian habitat; Stream habitat; Vegetation sampling; Watershed conditions

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HABITAT; LAND MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MONITORING; RIPARIAN ZONE; SALMONID; SAMPLING; STREAM;

COLUMBIA BASIN; NORTH AMERICA;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS CONFLUENTUS;

EID: 34247365433     PISSN: 02775786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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