Site length for biological assessment of boatable rivers

River Research and Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 520-535

  Flotemersch, J E ^a   Stribling, J B ^b   Hughes, R M ^c   Reynolds, L ^a   Paul, M J ^b   Wolter, C ^d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algae; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Bioassessment; Electrofishing distance; Fish; Non wadeable; Reach length; Sampling effort

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FISH; FISHING; HABITAT QUALITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; METHODOLOGY; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING;

ALGAE;

EID: 79956013646     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1367     Document Type: Article

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