Impacts of abandoned mine and industrial discharges on fish abundance and macroinvertebrate diversity of the upper river don in south yorkshire, uk

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 237-250

  Amisah, S ^a   Cowx, Ian G ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICHTHYOFAUNA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MINE DRAINAGE; POLLUTION EFFECT;

DON RIVER; SOUTH YORKSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ICHTHYOFAUNA; PISCES; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0034082902     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2000.9663741     Document Type: Article

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