A framework for biological criteria for Florida streams using benthic macroinvertebrates

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-211

  Barbour, M T ^a   Gerritsen, J ^a   Griffith, G E ^b   Frydenborg, R ^c   Mccarron, E ^c   White, J S ^a   Bastian, M L ^d  

^a TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^d and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Biocriteria; Ecoregions; Florida; Metrics; Streams

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844374731     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1467948     Document Type: Article

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