Patterns in benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in an active region of unconventional shale-gas development in the western Appalachian Plateau of West Virginia, USA

Merovich, George T.; Frantz, Mack W.; Wood, Petra B.

doi:10.1007/s10661-022-10015-w

Patterns in benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in an active region of unconventional shale-gas development in the western Appalachian Plateau of West Virginia, USA

Journal Article · 15 April 2022 · Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10015-w· OSTI ID:1981492

; Frantz, Mack W.; Wood, Petra B.

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Research Organization:: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

OSTI ID:: 1981492

Journal Information:: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 194, Issue 5; ISSN 0167-6369

Publisher:: Springer

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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