Fish assemblages and seasonal movements of fish in irrigation canals and river reaches of the middle Rio Grande, New Mexico (USA)

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 548-558

  Cowley, D E ^a   Wissmar, R C ^b   Sallenave, R ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid ecosystems; Community ecology; Conservation; Nonnative species; Path analysis; Water management

Indexed keywords

PISCES;

EID: 36249003411     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2007.00250.x     Document Type: Article

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