Influences of fragmentation on three species of native warmwater fishes in a Colorado River Basin headwater stream system, Wyoming

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1733-1743

  Compton, Robert I ^a   Hubert, Wayne A ^a   Rahel, Frank J ^a   Quist, Michael C ^b   Bower, Michael R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HEADWATER; IRRIGATION; MIGRATION; MOVEMENT; SPAWNING; STREAM;

COLORADO BASIN [NORTH AMERICA]; MUDDY CREEK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

CATOSTOMUS DISCOBOLUS; CATOSTOMUS LATIPINNIS; GILA ROBUSTA; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 58249095124     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-226.1     Document Type: Article

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