BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF STREAMS IN THE 



RUBY RIVER TMDL PLANNING AREA 



BASED ON THE STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF 



THE BENTHIC ALGAE COMMUNITY 



Prepared for: 



State of Montana 



Department of Environmental Quality 



P.O. Box 200901 



Helena, Montana 59620-0901 



Project Officer: Alan Nixon 

 DEQ Contract No. 200012-8 



Prepared by: 



STATE DOCUMENTS COLLECTION 

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MONTANA T~",TE LIBR/' r,v 

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Loren L. Bahls, Ph.D. 

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1032 Twelfth Avenue 

 Helena, Montana 59601 



April 9, 2003 



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