Mechanisms for migration of anadromous herring: An ecological basis for effective conservation

Ecological Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 521-534

  Yako, Lisa A ^a   Mather, Martha E ^a   Juanes, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alosa aestivalis; Alosa pseudoharengus; Anadromous river herring; Balancing conservation with development; Bosmina spp.; Cape Cod, Massachusetts (USA); Conservation; Land use; Migration; Sustainability; Water use

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; FISH; LAND USE PLANNING; NATURAL RESOURCE;

CAPE COD; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

ALOSA AESTIVALIS; ALOSA CHRYSOCHLORIS; ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS; BOSMINA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0036557607     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2002)012[0521:MFMOAH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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