Localized effects of coal mine drainage on fish assemblages in a cumberland plateau stream in tennessee

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-24

  Schorr, Mark S ^a   Backer, Jennifer C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; POLLUTION EFFECT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

APPALACHIAN PLATEAU; APPALACHIANS; CHICKAMAUGA CREEK; CUMBERLAND PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

CENTRARCHIDAE; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LEPOMIS CYANELLUS; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; RHINICHTHYS ATRATULUS; SEMOTILUS ATROMACULATUS;

EID: 33645372525     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2006.9664091     Document Type: Article

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