Relationship between river surface level and fish assemblage in the Ocklawaha River, Florida

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 501-511

  Rogers, Mark W ^a   Allen, Micheal S ^a   Jones, M Dale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Florida; Minimum flows and levels; River stage; Sportfish

Indexed keywords

FISH; POPULATION ECOLOGY; RIVER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

LEPOMIS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 21344466275     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.818     Document Type: Article

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