TY - JOUR
T1 - INERTIA AND RECOVERY
T2 - AN APPROACH TO STREAM CLASSIFICATION AND STRESS EVALUATION
AU - Stauffer, Jr., Jay Richard
AU - Hocutt, Charles H.
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - ABSTRACT: The concepts of inertia and elasticity were applied to existing fish data from Conowingo Creek. It was determined that these two concepts could form the foundation for a stream classification system based on the structure and function of fish communities. Inertia appears to be more useful for predicting the effects of potential stress than elasticity (a stress must first occur before elasticity can be fully evaluated). The relationship between structural and functional redundancy and their influences on the inertia index is discussed.
AB - ABSTRACT: The concepts of inertia and elasticity were applied to existing fish data from Conowingo Creek. It was determined that these two concepts could form the foundation for a stream classification system based on the structure and function of fish communities. Inertia appears to be more useful for predicting the effects of potential stress than elasticity (a stress must first occur before elasticity can be fully evaluated). The relationship between structural and functional redundancy and their influences on the inertia index is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1980.tb02334.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1980.tb02334.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84977394579
VL - 16
SP - 72
EP - 78
JO - Journal of the American Water Resources Association
JF - Journal of the American Water Resources Association
SN - 1093-474X
IS - 1
ER -