Fish assemblage recovery and persistence

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-153

  Phillips, B W ^a   Johnston, C E ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bear Creek; Disturbance; Impoundment; Tennessee River drainage

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; DRAINAGE; FISH; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542448508     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2004.00047.x     Document Type: Article

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