Application of the wetland fish index to Northern Great Lakes marshes with emphasis on Georgian Bay coastal wetlands

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 33, Issue SPEC. ISS. 3, 2007, Pages 154-171

  Seilheimer, Titus S ^a,b   Chow Fraser, Patricia ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Coastal wetlands; Fish; Great Lakes; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKERS; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS; FISH; FORESTRY; MEATS; WATER POLLUTION;

COASTAL WETLANDS; GREAT LAKES; BIOINDICATOR; FISH SPECIES; GREAT LAKES BASIN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; LONG TERM MONITORING; MICHIGAN; ONTARIO; WATER QUALITY INDEX; WETLAND CONDITION;

FISH; LAKES;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BASIN MANAGEMENT; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL WETLAND; FISH; MARSH; WATER QUALITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; WETLAND;

CANADA; GEORGIAN BAY; GREAT LAKES BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE HURON; LAKE SUPERIOR;

EID: 41749110487     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2007)33[154:aotwfi]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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