Habitat mapping and conservation analysis to identify critical streams for Arizona's native fish

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 737-748

  Turner, Dale S ^a   List, Michael D ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Conservation; Distribution; Fish; GIS; Land management; Priority

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; GIS; HABITAT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND MANAGEMENT; MAPPING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; STREAMWATER;

ARAVAIPA CREEK; ARIZONA; EAGLE CREEK; NORTH AMERICA; SALT RIVER; UNITED STATES; VERDE RIVER; VIRGIN RIVER;

EID: 37049019649     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.802     Document Type: Article

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