Effects of multiple low-head dams on fish, macroinvertebrates, habitat, and water quality in the Fox River, Illinois

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 975-992

  Santucci Jr , Victor J ^a,c   Gephard, Stephen R ^b   Pescitelli, Stephen M ^c  

^a McGraw Wildlife Foundation   (United States)

^b Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; FISHPASS STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

FOX RIVER [ILLINOIS]; ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANNELIDA; CHIRONOMIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 23844466947     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M03-216.1     Document Type: Article

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