Aquatic plant densities and larval fish abundance in vegetated habitats on the tennessee-tombigbee waterway system

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 455-460

  Ferrer Montaño, Orlando José ^a   Dibble, Eric D ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC PLANT; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; VEGETATION COVER;

ALICEVILLE LAKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036743728     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2002.9663920     Document Type: Article

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