Simulation of thermal/dissolved oxygen habitat for fishes in lakes under different climate scenarios: Part 2. Cold-water fish in the contiguous US

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-54

  Fang, Xing ^a   Stefan, Heinz G ^b   Eaton, John G ^c   McCormick, J Howard ^c   Alam, Shoeb R ^a  

^a Lamar University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate effects; Dissolved oxygen; Dynamic model; Fish; Fish habitat; Lake model; Lakes; USA; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HABITAT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 1242276678     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00285-0     Document Type: Article

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