Relative effects of in-stream habitat and land use on fish distribution and abundance in tributaries of the Grey River, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 463-475

  Jowett, Ian G ^a   Richardson, Jody ^a   McDowall, R M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Diadromy; Fish abundance; Fish distribution; Land use; Physical habitat

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIADROMY; FISH HABITAT; LAND USE;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, GREY RIVER;

CHEIMARRICHTHYS FOSTERI; GALAXIAS DIVERGENS; GALAXIAS FASCIATUS; GEOTRIA AUSTRALIS; GOBIOMORPHUS HUBBSI; PHILYPNODON;

EID: 0030301548     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1996.9516735     Document Type: Article

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