Effects of temperature gradients resulting from reservoir discharge on Dorosoma cepedianum spawning in the Savannah River

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-160

  Paller, Michael H ^a   Saul, Bruce M ^b  

^a WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY   (United States)

^b AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dam; Distribution; Fish larvae; Gizzard shad; Hypolimnetic discharge

Indexed keywords

DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM; AVES; DOROSOMATINAE;

GIZZARD SHAD; RESERVOIR; SPAWNING; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

SAVANNAH RIVER; SOUTH CAROLINA; USA;

EID: 0029667683     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00005229     Document Type: Article

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