Distribution, status, and land use characteristics of subwatersheds within the native range of brook trout in the eastern United States

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1069-1085

  Hudy, Mark ^a   Thieling, Teresa M ^a   Gillespie, Nathaniel ^b   Smith, Eric P ^c  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Trout Unlimited   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT LOSS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND USE CHANGE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONID; WATERSHED;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PISCES; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 55049133075     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-017.1     Document Type: Article

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