A comparison of the performance and compatibility of protocols used by seven monitoring groups to measure stream habitat in the pacific northwest

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 565-587

  Roper, Brett B ^a   Buffington, John M ^b   Bennett, Stephen ^c   Lanigan, Steven H ^d   Archer, Eric ^a   Downie, Scott T ^e   Faustini, John ^f   Hillman, Tracy W ^g   Hubler, Shannon ^h   Jones, Kim ⁱ   Jordan, Chris ^j   Kaufmann, Philip R ^j   Merritt, Glenn ^k   Moyer, Chris ^d   Pleus, Allen ^l  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Program   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^f OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g BioAnalysts   (United States)

^h Oregon Department Environmental Quality   (United States)

ⁱ OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^j U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^k Washington Department of Ecology   (United States)

^l WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT TYPE; HETEROGENEITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STREAM;

OREGON; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955158438     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M09-061.1     Document Type: Article

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