Habitat of the riverweed darter, etheostoma podostemone Jordan, and the decline of riverweed, podostemum ceratophyllum, in the tributaries of the roanoke river, Virginia

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-102

  Connelly, William J ^a   Orth, Donald J ^a   Smith, Ryan K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; MICROHABITAT; RIVER;

UNITED STATES;

ETHEOSTOMA PODOSTEMONE; PODOSTEMUM CERATOPHYLLUM;

EID: 0033014118     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1999.9663658     Document Type: Article

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