Evidence for fish dispersal from spatial analysis of stream network topology

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 304-320

  Hitt, Nathaniel P ^a   Angermeier, Paul L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Conservation; Dispersal; Fish assemblage structure; Mantel test; Mid Atlantic Highlands; Stream network topology

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CYPRINID; DISPERSAL; SIZE EFFECT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; STREAMFLOW; TELEOST; TOPOLOGY;

MID-ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CATOSTOMIDAE; CYPRINIDAE; ICTALURIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 44149093845     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/07-096.1     Document Type: Article

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