Biological structure and dynamics of fish assemblages in tributaries of eastern Lake Ontario

State of Lake Ontario: Past, Present and Future

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 443-474

  McKenna, J E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystem; Fish community; Great Lakes tributaries; Oswego River

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749172674     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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