Spatio-temporal analysis of fish and their habitat: A case study on a highly degraded Swiss river system prior to extensive rehabilitation

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 162-172

  Weber, Christine ^a   Peter, Armin ^a   Zanini, Flavio ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brown trout; Catchment; Historical analysis; Hydropeaking; Rehabilitation; River Rhone

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVER SYSTEM; SALMONID; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; RHONE RIVER; SWITZERLAND;

SALMO TRUTTA;

EID: 33947321879     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-007-0912-3     Document Type: Article

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