Effects of elevated water temperature on fish and macroinvertebrate communities below small dams

River Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 721-732

  Lessard, Joanna L ^a   Hayes, Daniel B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brook trout; Brown trout; Cold water streams; Dams; Fish community; Macroinvertebrates; Smily sculpin; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DAM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HABITAT QUALITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER SYSTEM; THERMAL REGIME; WARMING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

COTTUS BAIRDII; COTTUS COGNATUS; FONTINALIS; SALMO; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 0347662092     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.713     Document Type: Article

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