Spatial and temporal variations of two cyprinids in a subtropical mountain reserve - A result of habitat disturbance

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 395-403

  Han, C C ^a   Tew, K S ^a,b   Fang, L S ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Climate change; Cyprinids; Habitat disturbance; Stream; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; VARICORHINUS ALTICORPUS; VARICORHINUS BARBATULUS;

EID: 34547680460     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2007.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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