Effects of Hypoxia on Fish Assemblages in a Vegetated Waterbody

Journal of Aquatic Plant Management

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 40-44

  Killgore, K Jack ^a   Hoover, Jan Jeffrey ^a  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Dissolved oxygen; Fish abundance; Fish size; Fish species richness; Littoral zone; Respiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035568329     PISSN: 01466623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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