A comparison of single and multiple habitat protocols for collecting macroinvertebrates in wadeable streams

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 577-593

  Blocksom, Karen A ^a   Autrey, Bradley C ^a   Passmore, Margaret ^a   Reynolds, Lou ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assemblage sampling; Environmental indicators; Invertebrates; Low gradient streams; Method comparability; Rapid bioassessment protocols

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ECOLOGY; TAXONOMIES;

ASSEMBLAGE SAMPLING; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; METHOD COMPARABILITY; RAPID BIOASSESSMENT PROTOCOLS;

BIOASSAY;

BIOASSAY; DATA ACQUISITION; ECOLOGY; TAXONOMIES;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BENTHOS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMINANCE; ECOREGION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIFFLE; SAMPLING; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM;

NORTH AMERICA; PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CHIRONOMIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 44049100090     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2008.00183.x     Document Type: Article

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