Scale dependence in the species-discharge relationship for fishes of the southeastern U.S.A.

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2206-2219

  McGarvey, Daniel J ^a   Ward, G Milton ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama fishes; Fish conservation; Habitat diversity; Longitudinal zonation; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

PISCES;

EID: 53249119366     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02046.x     Document Type: Article

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