Development of biologically based sediment criteria in mountain streams of the Western United States

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1714-1724

  Bryce, Sandra A ^a   Lomnicky, Gregg A ^a   Kaufmann, Philip R ^b   McAllister, Lynne S ^a   Ernst, Ted L ^a  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOREGION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MOUNTAIN STREAM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALMONID; STREAM BED;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SALMONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 58249114067     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-139.1     Document Type: Article

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