Regional assessments of stream ecological condition: Scientific challenges associated with the USA's national Wadeable Stream Assessment

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 805-807

  Hawkins, Charles P ^a   Paulsen, Steven G ^b   Van Sickle, John ^b   Yuan, Lester L ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FIELD SURVEY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; STREAM; SURVEY DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57649116248     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/08-122.1     Document Type: Short Survey

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