Freshwater inflow biotic index (FIBI) for the Lavaca-Colorado Estuary, Texas

Environmental Bioindicators

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-169

  Pollack, Jennifer Beseres ^a   Kinsey, Julie W ^b   Montagna, Paul A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Diversity; Environmental flows; Hydrology; Nutrients; Salinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 68649089492     PISSN: 15555275     EISSN: 15555267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15555270902986831     Document Type: Conference Paper

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