Recent evaluations of physical and behavioral barriers for reducing fish entrainment at hydroelectric plants in the upper Midwest

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 499-512

  Michaud, D T ^a   Taft, E P ^b  

^a Wisconsin Electric Power Company   (United States)

^b Alden Research Laboratory Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier nets; Behavioral devices; Fish protection; Hydro plants; Upper Midwest rivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040360908     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1462-9011(00)00077-0     Document Type: Article

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