Influences of temperature and environmental variables on the distribution of bull trout within streams at the southern margin of its range

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 894-904

  Dunham, Jason ^a   Rieman, Bruce ^a   Chandler, Gwynne ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; SALMONID; STREAM; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

NORTH AMERICA;

PISCES; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS CONFLUENTUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0041920399     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M02-028     Document Type: Article

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