Distribution and abundance of freshwater fish in New Zealand rivers

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 239-255

  Jowett, I G ^a   Richardson, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abundance; Community; Distribution; Habitat; Land use; Native fish

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029763104     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1996.9516712     Document Type: Article

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