Effects of pool formation and flash flooding on relative abundance of young-of-year flannelmouth suckers in the Paria River, Arizona

River Research and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 145-156

  Thieme, Michele L ^a,b   McIvor, Carole C ^a,c   Brouder, Mark J ^d   Hoffnagle, Timothy L ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Research Branch   (United States)

^e Research Branch   (United States)

^f EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado River; Dam management; Flannelmouth sucker; Rearing habitat; Recruitment; Tributary mouths; Young of year

Indexed keywords

CATOSTOMIDAE; CATOSTOMUS LATIPINNIS;

FLASH FLOOD; POOL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RIVER CHANNEL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035091637     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rrr.618     Document Type: Article

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