Average score per metric: An alternative metric aggregation method for assessing wadeable stream health

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 367-378

  Collier, Kevin J ^a,b  

^a Environment Waikato   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Biomonitorine; Macroinvertebrate; New Zealand; Waikato

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOMONITORING; CATCHMENT; DATA SET; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MAYFLY; OPTIMIZATION; PASTORALISM; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URBANIZATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

EPHEMEROPTERA; HYDROPTILIDAE; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 58149153138     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330809509965     Document Type: Article

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