Branching complexity and morphological characteristics of coarse woody structure as lacustrine fish habitat

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2110-2123

  Newbrey, Michael G ^a,c   Bozek, Michael A ^a   Jennings, Martin J ^b   Cook, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COMPLEXITY; FISH; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM;

AMBLOPLITES RUPESTRIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PERCIFORMES; SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 29144519847     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-125     Document Type: Article

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