A species tolerance index for maximum water temperature

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 875-893

  Wichert, Gordon A ^a,b   Lin, Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregated index; Fish distribution; Habitat preference; Spatial temporal comparisons; Temperature ecology

Indexed keywords

PISCES;

ECOSYSTEMS; ESTIMATION; FISHERIES; FITS AND TOLERANCES; SURFACE WATERS; TEMPERATURE;

AGGREGATED INDEX; FINAL TEMPERATURE PREFERENDUM; FISH DISTRIBUTION; FISHES; HABITAT PREFERENCE; SPATIAL TEMPORAL COMPARISONS; WATER TEMPERATURE; WEIGHTED SPECIES ASSOCIATION TOLERANCE INDEX;

ECOLOGY;

EID: 0030368058     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.1996.048     Document Type: Article

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