Lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis and Lampetra planeri) ammocoete habitat associations at regional, catchment and microhabitat scales in Northern Ireland

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 542-553

  Goodwin, C E ^a,b   Dick, J T A ^a   Rogowski, D L ^a,c   Elwood, R W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Geology   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Depth; Habitat associations; Lamprey; Migration; pH; Scale; Sediment

Indexed keywords

LAMPETRA; LAMPETRA FLUVIATILIS; LAMPETRA PLANERI; PETROMYZONTIDAE;

EID: 56049126685     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2008.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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