Providing for the water requirements of river fish and fisheries

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-97

  Welcomme, Robin L ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental flow; Fish biodiversity; Flow needs of fish; Impacts of flow changes; Lowland rivers

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RIVER WATER;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33745026516     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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