Natural flow regimes, nonnative fishes, and native fish persistence in arid-land river systems

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1236-1252

  Propst, David L ^a   Gido, Keith B ^b   Stefferud, Jerome A ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate cycles; Disturbance regime; Drought; Fish assemblage stability; Gila river; Introduced species; Native fish conservation; New Mexico (USA)

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CLIMATE CYCLE; DRAINAGE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DECLINE; RIVER BASIN; RIVER FLOW; RIVER SYSTEM; TESTING METHOD;

GILA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FISH; RIVER; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; FISHES; RIVERS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 55949096423     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1489.1     Document Type: Article

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