Estimating flow rates to optimize winter habitat for centrarchid fish in mississippi river (USA) backwaters

River Research and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 499-510

  Johnson, Barry L ^a   Knights, Brent C ^a   Barko, John W ^b   Gaugush, Robert F ^a   Soballe, David M ^a   James, William F ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Backwaters; Black crappie; Bluegill; Current velocity; Dissolved oxygen; Flow; Habitat management; Mississippi river; Restoration; Temperature; Winter

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; FISH; FLOW VELOCITY;

ESTIMATION METHOD; FISH; FLOW VELOCITY; HABITAT RESTORATION;

LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; POMOXIS NIGROMACULATUS;

EID: 0032448986     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1646(1998110)14:6<499::aid-rrr516>3.0.co;2-i     Document Type: Article

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