Winter distribution and habitat use by fish in a regulated lowland river system of south-east England

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-215

  Pilcher, M W ^a   Copp, G H ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canonical correspondence analysis; Depletion sampling; Point abundance sampling; UK; Young of the year juveniles

Indexed keywords

BARBUS BARBUS; ESOX LUCIUS; GOBIO GOBIO; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PISCES; RUTILUS RUTILUS; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; TINCA TINCA;

EID: 0000867438     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2400.1997.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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