A review of water level fluctuations on aquatic biota with an emphasis on fishes in ice-covered lakes

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 343-359

  Cott, Peter A ^a,b   Sibley, Paul K ^b   Somers, W Murray ^a   Lilly, Michael R ^c   Gordon, Andrew M ^b  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c GW Scientific   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic biota; Ice; Ice roads; Lakes; Northern resource development; Water level fluctuations; Water use; Water withdrawal; Winterkill

Indexed keywords

FISH; GROWTH KINETICS; HYDROLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRESSURE EFFECTS;

ICE ROADS; WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS; WATER USE; WATER WITHDRAWAL;

WATER ANALYSIS;

FISH; GROWTH KINETICS; HYDROLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRESSURE EFFECTS; WATER ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ORGANISM; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ICE COVER; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; WATER DEMAND; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALASKA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

EID: 41149143846     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00166.x     Document Type: Review

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