Tributary streams create spatial discontinuities in habitat, biological productivity, and diversity in mainstem rivers

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2518-2530

  Kiffney, P M ^a   Greene, C M ^a   Hall, J E ^a   Davies, J R ^a  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPLEXITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; RIVER MANAGEMENT; STREAM CHANNEL; TRIBUTARY;

ALGAE;

EID: 33846171629     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-138     Document Type: Article

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