Fish assemblage structure, habitat and microhabitat preference of five fish species in a small stream

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 421-431

  Vlach, Pavel ^a   Dušek, Jan ^b   Švátora, Miroslav ^a   Moravec, Pavel ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Brown trout; Bullhead; Chub; Dace; Microhabitat; Stone loach

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE;

BARBATULA BARBATULA; COTTUS GOBIO; LAMPETRA PLANERI; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; SALMO TRUTTA;

EID: 30744440071     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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