Spatial patterns of fish assemblage structure in a tributary system of the upper colorado river basin

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 673-680

  Quist, Michael C ^a   Bower, Michael R ^b   Hubert, Wayne A ^b   Rahel, Frank J ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY RULE; NATIVE SPECIES; SALMONID; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRIBUTARY;

COLORADO BASIN; MUDDY CREEK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; CATOSTOMUS DISCOBOLUS; CATOSTOMUS LATIPINNIS; CYPRINUS CARPIO; GILA ROBUSTA; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PISCES; RHINICHTHYS OSCULUS; RICHARDSONIUS; RICHARDSONIUS BALTEATUS; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS; SEMOTILUS ATROMACULATUS;

EID: 33846160963     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2006.9664129     Document Type: Article

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