When are historical data sufficient for making watershed-level stream fish management and conservation decisions?

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 135, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 291-311

  Smith, Katherine L ^a,b   Jones, Michael L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental assessment; Fish conservation and management; Historical data; Long termchange; Migratory species; Sampling methods; Stream fishes

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISH PONDS; HYDROLOGY; SAMPLING; WATERSHEDS;

FISH CONSERVATION; FISH MANAGEMENT; STREAM FISHES;

FISH;

DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FISH; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES INVENTORY; STREAMWATER; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; HISTORY; INFORMATION CENTER; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PISCICULTURE; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STREAM (RIVER); WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GREAT LAKES REGION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

PISCES;

EID: 36249014204     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9650-1     Document Type: Article

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