Application of limestone to restore fish communities in acidified streams

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 347-360

  Clayton, Janet L ^a   Dannaway, Eric S ^b   Menendez, Raymond ^a   Rauch, Henry W ^b   Renton, John J ^b   Sherlock, Sean M ^b   Zurbuch, Peter E ^a  

^a West Virginia Division of Natural Resources   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LIMING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STREAM; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 0031829582     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1998)018<0347:AOLTRF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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