Incorporating episodicity into estimates of critical loads for juvenile salmonids in Scottish streams

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 366-376

  Bridcut, E E ^a   McNish, J ^a   Harriman, R ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brown trout; Critical acid neutralising capacity; Critical Load; Episodes; Streams

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CRITICAL LOAD; JUVENILE; SALMONID; STREAMWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 8644287580     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-8-366-2004     Document Type: Article

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