An a priori process for selecting candidate reference lakes for a national survey

Freshwater Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 385-396

  Herlihy, Alan T ^a   Sobota, Janel Banks ^a   McDonnell, Todd C ^b   Sullivan, Timothy J ^b   Lehmann, Sarah ^c   Tarquinio, Ellen ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b E and S Environmental Chemistry Inc   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

biological condition gradient; lake; least disturbed; minimally disturbed; reference condition; reference site; regional assessment; regionalization

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE; NATIONAL PLANNING; PROBABILITY; REGIONAL PATTERN; SITE INVESTIGATION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884318654     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/11-081.1     Document Type: Review

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