Effects of tributary spatial position, urbanization, and multiple low-head dams on warmwater fish community structure in a midwestern stream

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1020-1035

  Slawski, Thomas M ^a   Veraldi, Francis M ^b   Pescitelli, Stephen M ^c   Pauers, Michael J ^d  

^a Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; DRAINAGE NETWORK; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISH; HABITAT RESTORATION; HEADWATER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; URBANIZATION; WATERSHED;

DES PLAINES RIVER; ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 55049119926     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M06-186.1     Document Type: Article

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