Distribution of littoral fishes in structurally complex macrophytes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2277-2289

  Weaver, Melissa J ^a,c   Magnuson, John J ^a   Clayton, Murray K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH COMMUNITY; LAKE; LITTORAL ZONE; MACROPHYTE; PATCHINESS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

USA, WISCONSIA, LAKE MENDOTA;

EID: 0031430462     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-54-10-2277     Document Type: Article

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