Spatio-temporal variations in the distribution and abundance of fish in the Yorkshire Ouse system

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 210-211, Issue , 1998, Pages 437-455

  Lucas, M C ^a   Mercer, T ^a   Batley, E ^a   Frear, P A ^b   Peirson, G ^b   Duncan, A ^c   Kubecka, J ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; Distribution; Electric fishing; Fish; Habitat; Humber; LOIS; Long term change; Migration; Nidd; Ouse; Sonar; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FISH; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TELEMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS;

UK, ENGLAND, NORTH YORKSHIRE, OUSE RIVER;

ANIMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 18244423484     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00030-8     Document Type: Article

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