The relative importance of local, lateral, and longitudinal variables on the development of habitat quality models for a river

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-73

  Bouchard, Judith ^a   Boisclair, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT QUALITY; RIVER WATER; SALMONID;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 38949180365     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-140     Document Type: Article

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