Streams modified for drainage provide fish habitat in agricultural areas

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 509-522

  Stammler, Katie L ^a,c   McLaughlin, Robert L ^a   Mandrak, Nicholas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; DRAINAGE; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 40849106391     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-183     Document Type: Article

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