Status of fishes in New York: Increases, declines and homogenization of watersheds

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 104-139

  Carlson, D M ^a   Daniels, R A ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONSERVATION STATUS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES INVENTORY; WATERSHED;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 3142748660     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2004)152[0104:SOFINY]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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