Performance of white sucker populations along the Saint John River Main Stem, New Brunswick, Canada: An example of effects-based cumulative effects assessment

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 361-373

  Doherty, Chad A ^a   Galloway, Brendan ^b   Curry, R Allen ^c   Munkittrick, Kelly R ^c  

^a Hatfield Consultants Ltd   (Canada)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Monitoring; Performance; Saint John River; White sucker

Indexed keywords

DAMS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERIES; MONITORING; PERFORMANCE; WATER LEVELS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SAINT JOHN RIVER; WHITE SUCKER;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOMONITORING; FISH; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING;

NORTH AMERICA; SAINT JOHN RIVER;

CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI;

EID: 28444490713     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2005.040     Document Type: Article

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