A multitaxonomic approach to understanding local- versus watershed-scale influences on stream biota in the lake champlain basin, vermont, usa

River Research and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 973-988

  Cianfrani, Christina M ^a   Sullivan, S Mažeika P ^b   Hession, W Cully ^c   Watzin, Mary C ^d  

^a HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Fish; Macroinvertebrates; Stream geomorphology; Watershed condition

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM; WATERSHED;

LAKE CHAMPLAIN; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

AVES;

EID: 84865840633     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1470     Document Type: Article

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