Determining diel variation in fish assemblages downstream of three weirs in a regulated lowland river

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 218-232

  Baumgartner, L J ^a   Stuart, I G ^b   Zampatti, B P ^c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Fish passage; Fishway; Migration; Potamodromous

Indexed keywords

ATHERINOMORUS LACUNOSUS; CARASSIUS AURATUS; CLUPEIDAE; CRATEROCEPHALUS STERCUSMUSCARUM; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; GOBIO; HYPSELEOTRIS; MACQUARIA AMBIGUA; MELANOTAENIA FLUVIATILIS; NEMATALOSA EREBI; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; RETROPINNA SEMONI;

EID: 38549158889     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01696.x     Document Type: Article

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