Do fish locks have potential in tropical rivers?

River Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 269-286

  Stuart, Ivor G ^a,c   Berghuis, Andrew P ^a   Long, Peter E ^a   Mallen Cooper, Martin ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b Fishway Consulting Services   (Australia)

^c ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Eden Bann Weir; Fish passage; Fishway; Fitzroy River; Migration; Potamodromous; Queensland

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FISH; MIGRATION; RIVER FLOW; RIVER SYSTEM; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WEIR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; FITZROY RIVER; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 33947496038     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.979     Document Type: Article

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