Effects of river discharge on abundance and instantaneous growth of age-0 carpsuckers in the Oconee River, Georgia, USA

River Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1016-1025

  Peterson, Rebecca Cull ^a   Jennings, Cecil A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age 0 fishes; Carpsucker; Instantaneous growth; Larvae; Oconee River; River discharge; Suckers; Warmwater systems

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CYPRINID; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH; HABITAT QUALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; RIVER SYSTEM;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; OCONEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

CARPIODES; PISCES;

EID: 37149019238     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1029     Document Type: Article

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