Development and evaluation of a habitat rating system for low-gradient wisconsin streams

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 775-785

  Wang, Lizhu ^a   Lyons, John ^a   Kanehl, Paul ^a  

^a WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FISH; HABITAT QUALITY; STREAM CHANNEL; STREAMFLOW;

UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0032417265     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1998)018<0775:DAEOAH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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