Urbanization effects on fishes and habitat quality in a southern piedmont river basin

American Fisheries Society Symposium

Volumn 2005, Issue 47, 2005, Pages 69-85

  Walters, David M ^a,b   Freeman, Mary C ^a   Leigh, David S ^a   Freeman, Byron J ^a   Pringle, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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ANHINGIDAE; CENTRARCHIDAE; CYPRINIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 33746772665     PISSN: 08922284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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