Influence of turbidity and fluctuating water levels on the abundance and depth distribution of small, benthic fish in New Zealand alpine lakes

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 216-227

  Rowe, David ^a   Graynoth, E ^b   James, G ^b   Taylor, M ^b   Hawke, L ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Common bullies; Glacial silt; Littoral zone; Oligotropic lakes; Turbidity; Water level

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TURBIDITY; WATER LEVEL;

NEW ZEALAND;

GALAXIAS; GALAXIAS BREVIPINNIS; GOBIOMORPHUS; GOBIOMORPHUS COTIDIANUS; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PHILYPNODON; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; SALMO; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0141484679     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0633.2003.00024.x     Document Type: Article

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