Multiscale effects of flow regime and habitat and their interaction on fish assemblage structure in eastern Australia

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1346-1359

  Kennard, Mark J ^a   Olden, Julian D ^b   Arthington, Angela H ^a   Pusey, Bradley J ^a   Poff, N Leroy ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISH; HYDROLOGY; LANDSCAPE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RIVER; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MARY RIVER;

EID: 36249007856     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-108     Document Type: Article

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