The J-NABS 25th anniversary issue: Reflecting on the past, synthesizing the present, and projecting into the future

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 372-380

  Steinman, Alan D ^a   Silver, Pamela ^b   Fisher, Stuart ^c   Meyer, Judy L ^d  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental problem solving; J NABS; Multidisciplinary; Nonlinearity; Spatial heterogeneity; Technological advance; Trait based indices

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; FUTURE PROSPECT; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NONLINEARITY; RUNOFF; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 76849112510     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-161.1     Document Type: Article

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