Spatial modeling and habitat quantification for two diadromous fish in New Zealand streams: A GIS-based approach with application for conservation management

Environmental Management

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 726-740

  Eikaas, Hans S ^a   Kliskey, Andrew D ^b   Mcintosh, Angus R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diadromous fish; Galaxiidae; Habitat quantification; Land use; New Zealand; Spatial prediction

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; PROBABILITY;

SPATIAL MODELING; SPATIAL PREDICTION;

FISHERIES;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; GIS; MODELING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STREAM;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CATTLE FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISH; GRAZING; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LAND USE; MODEL; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SHEEP FARMING;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEW ZEALAND; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

BOS TAURUS; COLUMBA; GALAXIAS BREVIPINNIS; GALAXIAS FASCIATUS; GALAXIIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 27744482921     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0208-5     Document Type: Article

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