Algal bioassessment metrics for wadeable streams and rivers of Maine, USA

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1033-1048

  Danielson, Thomas J ^a   Loftin, Cynthia S ^b   Tsomides, Leonidas ^a   Difranco, Jeanne L ^a   Connors, Beth ^a  

^a Maine Department of Environmental Protection   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

algae; biological assessments; Biological Condition Gradient; diatoms; metrics; optima; reference conditions; streams; tolerance values

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RIVER WATER; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 80054804103     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/10-162.1     Document Type: Article

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