The effect of terrestrial habitat fragmentation on fish populations in small streams: A case study from New Zealand

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 269-275

  Eikaas, Hans ^a   Harding, Jon S ^a   Kliskey, Andrew D ^b   McIntosh, Angus R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diadromous migration; Galaxias fasciatus; Galaxiidae; Habitat fragmentation; Riparian forest cover

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FISH; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; STREAM;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

GALAXIAS FASCIATUS; GALAXIIDAE; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS;

EID: 31744443790     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: 15025292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291950500375351     Document Type: Article

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