Hydrologic and geomorphic effects of beaver dams and their influence on fishes

American Fisheries Society Symposium

Volumn 2003, Issue 37, 2003, Pages 213-233

  Pollock, Michael M ^a   Heim, Morgan ^a   Werner, Danielle ^a  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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