Relative influences of catchment geology, land use and in-stream habitat on brown trout populations in south-western Ireland

Biology and Environment

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-54

  Lehane, B M ^a   Giller, P S ^a   O'Halloran, J ^a   Walsh, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIPARIA; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 2942752349     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2004.104.1.43     Document Type: Article

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