Historic and comparative perspectives on rehabilitation of marshes as habitat for fish in the lower Great Lakes basin

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 58-66

  Whillans, Thomas H ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMON CARP; FISH HABITAT; MARSH; REHABILITATION;

CANADA, ONTARIO, HAMILTON, COOTES PARADISE;

CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 0030431516     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-53-s1-58     Document Type: Article

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