Bioassessment of artesian springs in the Bonneville Basin, Utah, USA

Wetlands

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1048-1059

  Keleher, M Jane ^a,b   Rader, Russell B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Desert artesian springs; Grazing; Ground water; Macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

ARTESIAN WELL; BIOASSAY; BIOMONITORING; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GRAZING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LIVESTOCK; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; UNGULATE;

BONNEVILLE BASIN; GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

AMPHIPODA; CERVIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 77749280603     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/07-106.1     Document Type: Article

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