Influence of water temperature and streambed stability on the abundance and distribution of slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-22

  Edwards, Patricia A ^a   Cunjak, Richard A ^b  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bedload movement; Density; Discharge; Monitoring; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; STREAM BED; STREAMFLOW; SUBSTRATE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CANADA; CATAMARAN BROOK; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

COTTIDAE; COTTUS COGNATUS;

EID: 34547818220     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-9102-8     Document Type: Article

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