The influence of residential and cottage development on littoral zone fish communities in a mesotrophic north temperate lake

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 275-285

  Taillon, Dan ^a,b   Fox, Michael G ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment methods; Fish assemblages; Habitat; Shoreline; Species diversity; Visual assessment

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FISH; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

COLUMBA; CYPRINIDAE;

EID: 12444268444     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-004-1261-x     Document Type: Article

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