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Evaluating the Status and Trends of Physical Stream Habitat in Headwater Streams within the Interior Columbia River and Upper Missouri River Basins Using an Index Approach

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Pages 1041-1059 | Received 18 Nov 2008, Accepted 13 Feb 2010, Published online: 09 Jan 2011

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