Changes in the habitat and fish community of the Milwaukee River, Wisconsin, following removal of the woolen Mills Dam

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 387-400

  Kanehl, Paul D ^a   Lyons, John ^a   Nelson, John E ^a  

^a WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC INTEGRITY; COMMON CARP; DAM REMOVAL; FISH COMMUNITY; HABITAT QUALITY; SMALLMOUTH BASS;

MILWAUKEE RIVER; USA; WISCONSIN;

CYPRINUS CARPIO; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 0030763413     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1997)017<0387:CITHAF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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