Decline in migratory fish in the Warta River, Poland

Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-155

  Kruk, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Barbel; European eel; Impoundment; Nase; Vimb; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; FISH; IMPOUNDMENT; MIGRATORY SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; WATER QUALITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND; WARTA RIVER;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES; BARBUS; BARBUS BARBUS; CHONDROSTOMA; CHONDROSTOMA NASUS; SALMO SALAR; VIMBA; VIMBA VIMBA;

EID: 3042825005     PISSN: 16423593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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