Present effects of past wildfires on the diets of stream fish

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 429-438

  Koetsier, Peter ^a   Tuckett, Quenton ^a   White, Joshua ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet composition; Rainbow trout; Riparian canopy; Streams; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 35348828486     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2007)67[429:PEOPWO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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