Microhabitat use and preferences of the endangered Cottus gobio in the River Voer, Belgium

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 897-909

  Van Liefferinge, C ^a   Seeuws, P ^a,b   Meire, P ^a   Verheyen, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cottus gobio; Fish ecology; Microhabitat preference; Microhabitat use; Suitability

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; JUVENILE; MICROHABITAT; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER DEPTH;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FLANDERS; LIMBURG [BELGIUM]; VOER RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE;

COTTUS GOBIO;

EID: 33845585103     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00782.x     Document Type: Article

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