Assessing the ecological integrity of boreal streams: A comparison of functional and structural responses

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-125

  Bergfur, Jenny ^a   Johnson, Richard K ^a   Sandin, Leonard ^a   Goedkoop, Willem ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Decomposition; Macroinvertebrates; Streams

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMONITORING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM;

EID: 34447332931     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0168-0113     Document Type: Article

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