Springs in time: Fish fauna and habitat changes in springs over a 20-year interval

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 829-838

  Bergey, Elizabeth A ^a   Matthews, William J ^a   Fry, Jennifer E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Faunal change; Fish assemblages; Habitat alteration; Spring brooks; Springs

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FISHERY SURVEY; SPRING WATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER USE;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52749090243     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.893     Document Type: Article

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