Selecting reference sites for stream biological assessments: Best professional judgment or objective criteria

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 349-360

  Whittier, Thomas R ^a   Stoddard, John L ^b   Larsen, David P ^b,c   Herlihy, Alan T ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotic indices; Disturbance measures; Handpicked sites; Reference sites

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIELD SURVEY; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SITE SELECTION; STREAM;

EID: 34249783456     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2007)26[349:SRSFSB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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