Backwater immigration by fishes through a water control structure: Implications for connectivity and restoration

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 172-180

  Schultz, Douglas W ^a,b   Garvey, James E ^a   Brooks, Ronald C ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKWATER; CONNECTIVITY; CONTROL SYSTEM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FISH; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; IMMIGRATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CANADA; ILLINOIS RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SWAN LAKE; UNITED STATES;

APLODINOTUS; APLODINOTUS GRUNNIENS; AVES; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM; DOROSOMATINAE; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS MOLITRIX; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS NOBILIS; PISCES;

EID: 34147160709     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M05-210.1     Document Type: Article

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