Changes in the species composition of the fish community in a reach of the kootenai river, idaho, after construction of libby dam

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 375-383

  Paragamian, Vaughn L ^a  

^a IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; RIVER;

IDAHO; KOOTENAI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

CATOSTOMUS; CATOSTOMUS MACROCHEILUS; MACROCHEILUS; PROSOPIUM; PROSOPIUM WILLIAMSONI;

EID: 0036742098     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2002.9663911     Document Type: Article

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