Local and regional determinants of stream fish assemblage structure: Inferences based on taxonomic vs. functional groups

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 324-338

  Hoeinghaus, David J ^a,b   Winemiller, Kirk O ^a   Birnbaum, Jenny S ^a,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mystic River Watershed Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Co occurrence; Diversity; Historical factors; Life history strategies; Scale; Species interactions; Stream fishes; Texas; Trophic groups

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOTIC FACTOR; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISH; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; REGIONAL PATTERN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 33846440517     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01587.x     Document Type: Article

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