Effects of flooding on abundance of native and nonnative fishes downstream from a small impoundment

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 503-511

  Schultz, Andrew A ^a   Maughan, Eugene ^a   Bonar, Scott A ^a   Matter, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; IMPOUNDMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES;

UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 0038209319     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(2003)023<0503:EOFOAO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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