A multi-year comparison of IPCI scores for prairie pothole wetlands: Implications of temporal and spatial variation

Wetlands

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 713-723

  Euliss Jr , Ned H ^a   Mushet, David M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Biocriteria; Floristic quality; IBI; Metrics; Wetland condition

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLORISTICS; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WETLAND;

PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION;

IBIS;

EID: 80955137443     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-011-0187-2     Document Type: Review

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