A comparison of diatom assemblages generated by two sampling protocols

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 308-318

  Weilhoefer, C L ^a,b   Pan, Y ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Bray curtis similarity; Diatoms; EMAP; Ordination; Periphyton; Sampling method

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MONITORING; ORDINATION; PERIPHYTON; SAMPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; WATER QUALITY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 34249806721     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2007)26[308:ACODAG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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