Stream assessments using biotic indices: Responses to physicochemical variables

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1173-1188

  Miller, Scott W ^a   Skinner, Quentin D ^b   Reddy, Katta J ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

And semi arid regions; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Biotic integrity; Environmental indicators; Nonpoint source pollution; Sediment impacts

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CORRELATION METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

PHYSICOCHEMICAL VARIABLES; STREAM ASSESSMENTS; WYOMING STREAM INTEGRITY INDEX (WSII);

WATER RESOURCES;

BIOINDICATOR; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; STREAMWATER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; WYOMING;

HYDROPSYCHIDAE; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 7044228002     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2004.tb01577.x     Document Type: Article

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