Coping with hydrogeomorphic variations in a prairie river: Resiliency in young-of-the-year fishes

River Research and Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-278

  Moore, S L ^a   Thorp, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyprinella lutrensis; Great Plains; Kansas River; Larval fish; Life history strategies; Red shiners; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FISH; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

GREAT PLAINS; KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CYPRINELLA LUTRENSIS; PISCES;

EID: 42049111383     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1057     Document Type: Article

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