Using macroinvertebrate community composition to distinguish between natural and anthropogenic sedimentation
Excess fine sediment from human activity is a major pollutant to streams across the U.S.; however, distinguishing human-induced sedimentation from natural fine sediment is complex. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently implemented a protocol for the quantitative field assessment of human...
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VCU Scholars Compass
2012
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Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2896 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3895&context=etd |