Volunteer biological monitoring: Can it accurately assess the ecological condition of streams?

American Entomologist

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 164-177

  Engel, Sarah R ^a   Voshell, J Reese ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85019301825     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/48.3.164     Document Type: Article

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