Relationships between littoral zone macrophytes and the fish community in four urban minnesota lakes

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 635-640

  Slade, Jeremy G ^a   Dibble, Eric D ^a   Smiley, Peter C ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOIL DRAINAGE RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICHTHYOFAUNA; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROPHYTE; URBAN AREA;

MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALISMATACEAE; AMEIURUS NATALIS; ETHEOSTOMA NIGRUM; HYDROCHARITACEAE; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; NOTURUS GYRINUS; PECTINATUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; SAGITTARIA GRAMINEA; SAGITTARIA TERES; STUCKENIA PECTINATUS; VALLISNERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 29744457908     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2005.9664785     Document Type: Article

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